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HYDRANGEA
A genus of shrubby plantsbearingopposite leaves and big heads of showy flowers, white, or of different colours. H. Hortensis, the generalgarden species, is a native of China or Japan.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. "ydwr water + vessel, capsule: cf. F. Hydrangee.
Source: Websters Vocabulary