Hydrangea

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Translingual

Hydrangea serrata

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, water) and ἄγγος (ángos, jar) after the shape of its fruits. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

Proper noun

Hydrangea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – hydrangeas.

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References

  1. ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.