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Look up: Rhododendron

  1. Rhododendron
    (Alpine Rose, Azalea, Great Laurel, Rhododendron, Rose Bay) This huge group of evergreen and leaf losing trees and shrubs are found wild in Asia, Europe, and North America. Hundreds of wild kinds have been found and numerous hybrids have been developed. These plants vary greatly in growth. Some grow...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/rhododendron.html

  2. rhododendron
    [n] - any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Rhododendron
    Rho`do·den'dron noun [ Latin , from Greek 'rodo`dendron , literally, rose tree; 'ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See Rose .] (Botany) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/77

  4. rhododendron
    <botany> A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr. 'rododendron, literally, rose tree; 'rodon rose + dendron tree. See Rose. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. rhododendron
    noun any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Rhododendron
    • (n.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. rhododendron
    any of a genus of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), notable for their attractive flowers and handsome foliage. The genus is large and ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/44

  8. rhododendron
    rhododendron An evergreen shrub of the heath family that is native to southern Asia but is widely grown in temperate regions for its cluster of brightly colored flowers. Via Latin, 'oleander', from Greek, rhodon, 'rose' plus dendron, 'tree'.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. rhododendron
    rhododendron (rō"duden'drun) [Gr.,=rose tree], any plant of the genus Rhododendron, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family) found chiefly in mountainous areas of the arctic and north temperate regions and also of the mountainous tropics. Encompassing more than 1,000 species, they...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08417

  10. Rhododendron
    Rhododendron is a genus of ornamental evergreen shrubs of the family Ericaceae. The flowers are generally borne in racemose corymbs, the individual flowers being generally large and more or less campanulate in form.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. rhododendron
    Any of numerous, mostly evergreen shrubs belonging to the heath family. The leaves are usually dark and leathery, and the large funnel-shaped flowers, which grow in tight clusters, occur in all colours except blue. They thrive on acid soils. Azaleas belong to the same genus. (Genus Rhodo...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  12. Rhododendron
    Flowering plant in gardens that is poisonous to cats. Eating the leaves causes vomiting, diarrhoea and can potentially result in death.
    Found on http://www.cats.org.uk/cat-glossary/

  13. Rhododendron
    `Rhododendron` (from ref-->--> is a genus of over 1000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers. It includes the plants known to gardeners as azaleas. Description: Rhododendron is a genus characterized by shrubs and small to (rarely) large m--> tall. The abb...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendro



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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