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GENUS RHODODENDRON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Rhododendron" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Rhododendron"):
rhododendron (any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers)
Azaleastrum; subgenus Azalea; subgenus Azaleastrum (group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron)
Holonyms ("genus Rhododendron" is a member of...):
Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)
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