How to pronounce hydrangea
American English pronunciation
hy-DRAYN-juh
- IPA
- /haɪˈdɹeɪndʒə/
- Syllables
- hy · DRAYN · juh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What hydrangea means
A garden bush with big round bunches of blue, pink or white flowers
In a sentence: The hydrangea by the porch was covered in big blue balls of flowers.
Where it comes from: Carl Linnaeus named it from Greek words for "water" and "vessel," after the cup-like shape of its seed pods.
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