azalea
/əˈzeɪlɪə/noun
1- a deciduous flowering shrub with clusters of brightly coloured, sometimes fragrant, flowers. Azaleas are typically smaller than other rhododendrons and there are numerous cultivars.杜鹃花。
1.1
- Genus Rhododendron, family Ericaceae.杜鹃花属, 杜鹃花科。
词源
mid 18th cent.: modern Latin， from Greek， feminine of azaleos 'dry'， because the shrub flourishes in dry soil.