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azalea

aza·lea

UK/əˈzeɪliə/ US/ʌˈzeɪljʌ/ rare

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any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Azalea, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “to dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

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