English Explanatory Dictionary

oakleaf hydrangea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, often cultivated as an ornamental plant, of species Hydrangea quercifolia.

Word forms

oakleaf hydrangea oakleaf hydrangeas

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.

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