Rhododendron

== Translingual == === Etymology === rhodo- +‎ -dendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) === Proper noun === Rhododendron n A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – rhododendrons and azaleas. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Ericoideae – subfamily; Rhodoreae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Azaleastrum, Candidastrum, Hymenanthes, Mumeazalea, Pentanthera, Therorhodion, Tsutsusi – subgenera Rhododendron ferrugineum (alpine rose, rusty-leaved alpenrose) – type species; Rhododendron adenanthum, Rhododendron arboreum (tree rhododendron), Rhododendron aureum subsp. aureum (syn. Rhododendron chrysanthum), Rhododendron canadense (rhodora), Rhododendron canescens (mountain azalea), Rhododendron catawbiense (catawba rhododendron), Rhododendron columbianum (syn. Rhododendron neoglandulosum), Rhododendron concinnum, Rhododendron dauricum, Rhododendron glanduliferum, Rhododendron guizhouense, Rhododendron groenlandicum (Hudson Bay tea, bog Labrador tea), Rhododendron indicum (Satsuki azalea), Rhododendron japonicum (Japanese azalea), Rhododendron lapponicum (syn. Rhododendron palustre, Lapland rosebay), Rhododendron lochiae, Rhododendron macrophyllum (Pacific rhododendron), Rhododendron maoerense, Rhododendron maximum (great laurel, great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron, big rhododendron), Rhododendron mucronulatum, Rhododendron ponticum (common rhododendron, pontic rhododendron), Rhododendron rhodanthum, Rhododendron simsii (Formosa azalea), Rhododendron tomentosum (northern Labrador tea), Rhododendron valentinianum, Rhododendron viscosum (swamp azalea), Rhododendron wumingense – selected other species === References === Rhododendron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rhododendron on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Rhododendron on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ro.doˈdɛn.drɔn/, [ʁo.doˈdɛn.dʁɔn], [ˌʁɔ.do-], [ˌʁoː.do-] === Noun === Rhododendron m (strong, genitive Rhododendrons, plural Rhododendren) rhododendron (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) === Further reading === “Rhododendron” in Duden online “Rhododendron”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)