hydrangea
/haɪˈdreɪndʒə/noun
1- a shrub or climbing plant with rounded or flattened flowering heads of small florets,native to Asia and America绣球属植物。
1.1
- Genus Hydrangea, family Hydrangeaceae: many species, in particular the common hydrangea(H. macrophylla), with flowers that are typically blue, but often pink on alkaline soils.绣球属, 绣球科:多种, 尤指普通绣球(拉丁名H. macrophylla), 花多蓝色, 但在碱性土壤常为粉红色。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek hudro- 'water'+angeion 'vessel' (from the cup shape of its seed capsule).