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azalea

a·zal·ea [ ə záylyə ] (plural a·zal·eas or a·zal·ea)


noun 
Definition:
 
flowering bush: a flowering bush related to the rhododendron. Some azaleas are deciduous and some are evergreen, and they range in size from very low-growing plants to small trees. Flowers: pink, purple, white, yellow, or orange, sometimes fragrant. Genus Rhododendron.

[Mid-18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek< azaleos "dry"]
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