oakleaf hydrangea

== English == === Etymology === Partial calque of taxonomic name Hydrangea quercifolia. The specific epithet quercifolia comes from Latin quercus (“oak”) + Latin folia (“leaf”), referring to the leaves' similarity in shape to those of oak trees, which belong to the unrelated genus Quercus. === Noun === oakleaf hydrangea (plural oakleaf hydrangeas) A type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia. ==== Translations ==== === References === oakleaf hydrangea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hydrangea quercifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Hydrangea quercifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons