hydrangea

hydrangea
[hʌɪˈdreɪn(d)ʒə]
noun
  1. a shrub or climbing plant with rounded or flattened flowering heads of small florets, native to Asia and America
    绣球属植物
  2. Genus Hydrangea, family Hydrangeaceae: many species, in particular the common hydrangea (H. macrophylla), with flowers that are typically blue, but often pink on alkaline soils
    绣球属,绣球科: 多种,尤指绣球(拉丁名H. macrophylla),花多蓝色,但在碱性土壤常为粉红色
语源
  1. modern Latin, from Greek hudro- 'water' + angeion 'vessel' (from the cup shape of its seed capsule)
英语宝典
考试词汇表