# rhododendron
## English

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### Etymology

The obsolete sense derives from Latin rhododendron (“oleander”), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). The modern sense comes through the intermediary of the genus name Rhododendron.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

rhododendron (plural rhododendrons or rhododendra)
* (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
* Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially
** (UK) Pontic rhododendron, common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

#### Synonyms

* rhodie (informal)

#### Derived terms

* American rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
* bell-flowered rhododendron, bell rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)
* big leaf rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
* big rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
* California rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
* Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
* coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
* common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
* dwarf rhododendron Rhododendron anthopogon)
* great rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
* great white rhododendron (Rhododendron decorum
* Indian rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
* Korean rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum)
* Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
* planter's rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
* pontic rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
* purple rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
* rhododendron cone (Conus adamsonii)
* rhododendron lace bug (Stephanitis rhododendri)
* rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)
* rhododendron psilocybe (Psilocybe cyanofibrillosa)
* rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
* Singapore rhododendron (Rhododendron malabathricum)
* Straits rhododendron (Melastoma affine)
* tree rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum)
* woolly rhododendron (Rhododendron lanatum)

#### Related terms

* dendron
* rhodo- and its derivatives
* rhodonite
* rhodium

#### Translations
### References

* “rhododendron”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* ↑ “rhododendron”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

## Danish
### Noun

rhododendron c (singular definite rhododendronen, plural indefinite rhododendroner)
* Alternative form of rododendron.

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Latin rhododendron

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrododendron/, [ˈro̞do̞ˌde̞n.dro̞n]
* Rhymes: -en.dron

### Noun

rhododendron
* rhododendron
    Synonym: alppiruusu

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rhododendronini
rhododendronini
accusative
nom.
rhododendronini
rhododendronini
gen.
rhododendronini
genitive
rhododendronini
rhododendronieni
partitive
rhododendroniani
rhododendronejani
inessive
rhododendronissani
rhododendroneissani
elative
rhododendronistani
rhododendroneistani
illative
rhododendroniini
rhododendroneihini
adessive
rhododendronillani
rhododendroneillani
ablative
rhododendroniltani
rhododendroneiltani
allative
rhododendronilleni
rhododendroneilleni
essive
rhododendroninani
rhododendroneinani
translative
rhododendronikseni
rhododendroneikseni
abessive
rhododendronittani
rhododendroneittani
instructive
comitative
—rhododendroneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rhododendronisi
rhododendronisi
accusative
nom.
rhododendronisi
rhododendronisi
gen.
rhododendronisi
genitive
rhododendronisi
rhododendroniesi
partitive
rhododendroniasi
rhododendronejasi
inessive
rhododendronissasi
rhododendroneissasi
elative
rhododendronistasi
rhododendroneistasi
illative
rhododendroniisi
rhododendroneihisi
adessive
rhododendronillasi
rhododendroneillasi
ablative
rhododendroniltasi
rhododendroneiltasi
allative
rhododendronillesi
rhododendroneillesi
essive
rhododendroninasi
rhododendroneinasi
translative
rhododendroniksesi
rhododendroneiksesi
abessive
rhododendronittasi
rhododendroneittasi
instructive
comitative
—rhododendroneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rhododendronimme
rhododendronimme
accusative
nom.
rhododendronimme
rhododendronimme
gen.
rhododendronimme
genitive
rhododendronimme
rhododendroniemme
partitive
rhododendroniamme
rhododendronejamme
inessive
rhododendronissamme
rhododendroneissamme
elative
rhododendronistamme
rhododendroneistamme
illative
rhododendroniimme
rhododendroneihimme
adessive
rhododendronillamme
rhododendroneillamme
ablative
rhododendroniltamme
rhododendroneiltamme
allative
rhododendronillemme
rhododendroneillemme
essive
rhododendroninamme
rhododendroneinamme
translative
rhododendroniksemme
rhododendroneiksemme
abessive
rhododendronittamme
rhododendroneittamme
instructive
comitative
—rhododendroneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rhododendroninne
rhododendroninne
accusative
nom.
rhododendroninne
rhododendroninne
gen.
rhododendroninne
genitive
rhododendroninne
rhododendronienne
partitive
rhododendronianne
rhododendronejanne
inessive
rhododendronissanne
rhododendroneissanne
elative
rhododendronistanne
rhododendroneistanne
illative
rhododendroniinne
rhododendroneihinne
adessive
rhododendronillanne
rhododendroneillanne
ablative
rhododendroniltanne
rhododendroneiltanne
allative
rhododendronillenne
rhododendroneillenne
essive
rhododendroninanne
rhododendroneinanne
translative
rhododendroniksenne
rhododendroneiksenne
abessive
rhododendronittanne
rhododendroneittanne
instructive
comitative
—rhododendroneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rhododendroninsa
rhododendroninsa
accusative
nom.
rhododendroninsa
rhododendroninsa
gen.
rhododendroninsa
genitive
rhododendroninsa
rhododendroniensa
partitive
rhododendroniaan rhododendroniansa
rhododendronejaan rhododendronejansa
inessive
rhododendronissaan rhododendronissansa
rhododendroneissaan rhododendroneissansa
elative
rhododendronistaan rhododendronistansa
rhododendroneistaan rhododendroneistansa
illative
rhododendroniinsa
rhododendroneihinsa
adessive
rhododendronillaan rhododendronillansa
rhododendroneillaan rhododendroneillansa
ablative
rhododendroniltaan rhododendroniltansa
rhododendroneiltaan rhododendroneiltansa
allative
rhododendronilleen rhododendronillensa
rhododendroneilleen rhododendroneillensa
essive
rhododendroninaan rhododendroninansa
rhododendroneinaan rhododendroneinansa
translative
rhododendronikseen rhododendroniksensa
rhododendroneikseen rhododendroneiksensa
abessive
rhododendronittaan rhododendronittansa
rhododendroneittaan rhododendroneittansa
instructive
comitative
—rhododendroneineen rhododendroneinensa :

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhododendron, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁo.do.dɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Noun

rhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)
* rhododendron

#### See also

* oléandre

### Further reading

* “rhododendron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* rhododendros f

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ro.doˈden.dron/, [rɔd̪ɔˈd̪ɛn̪d̪rɔn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ro.doˈden.dron/, [rod̪oˈd̪ɛn̪d̪ron]

### Noun

rhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension
* rosebay, oleander

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

#### Descendants

* Galician: loendro