hydrangea
noun
hy·dran·gea
hī-ˈdrān-jə 
: any of a genus (Hydrangea) of mostly shrubs having opposite leaves and showy clusters of usually sterile white, pink, or bluish flowers that is either placed in the saxifrage family or the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae)
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The property’s name comes from abundant tiger lilies, which share space with hydrangeas, rhododendrons and Kousa dogwoods on the spacious grounds.
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Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Guests arrive down a pebbled driveway to a single-story bungalow, elegantly set back among hydrangeas, pitch pines, and red cedars, with a neat lawn and patio with sun loungers and hammock.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
But thanks to the marketers of marigolds, trumpet vines, and hydrangeas, my once-bleak inbox now also blushes with cheerful pastels.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
Here’s how and when to deadhead your hydrangeas to keep them beautiful.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Guests arrive down a pebbled driveway to a single-story bungalow, elegantly set back among hydrangeas, pitch pines, and red cedars, with a neat lawn and patio with sun loungers and hammock.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
But thanks to the marketers of marigolds, trumpet vines, and hydrangeas, my once-bleak inbox now also blushes with cheerful pastels.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
Here’s how and when to deadhead your hydrangeas to keep them beautiful.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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“Hydrangea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrangea. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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hydrangea
noun
hy·dran·gea
hī-ˈdrān-jə
: any of a genus of shrubby plants with showy clusters of usually sterile white, pink, or bluish flowers
Medical Definition
hydrangea
noun
hy·dran·gea
hī-ˈdrān-jə
1
capitalized
: a large genus of widely distributed shrubs and one woody vine (family Saxifragaceae) with opposite leaves and showy clusters of usually sterile white, pink, or bluish flowers
2
: any plant of the genus Hydrangea
3
: the dried rhizome and roots of the wild plant of the genus Hydrangea (H. arborescens) formerly used in pharmacy as a diuretic
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