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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Well, sorry, Eileen, but hydrangeas are just gonna get too big for that spot.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Cabbage roses, lush peonies, and hydrangea range from dark pink to champagne, with only a hint of greenery.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
Spring has arrived in London, and with it a bouquet of hydrangeas, black peppercorns and tiny sea kale seeds made from gold and ebony, courtesy of Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas, the founder and designer of Mira Stella.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
The 6,000-square-foot Regency-style Georgian, built in the 1790s, unfurls into a lush garden brimming with waist-high daisies, candy floss pink hydrangeas, and towering palms—all cascading toward the Irish Sea.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Cabbage roses, lush peonies, and hydrangea range from dark pink to champagne, with only a hint of greenery.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
Spring has arrived in London, and with it a bouquet of hydrangeas, black peppercorns and tiny sea kale seeds made from gold and ebony, courtesy of Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas, the founder and designer of Mira Stella.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
The 6,000-square-foot Regency-style Georgian, built in the 1790s, unfurls into a lush garden brimming with waist-high daisies, candy floss pink hydrangeas, and towering palms—all cascading toward the Irish Sea.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Hydrangea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrangea. Accessed 15 May. 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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