hydrangea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, capsule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/, /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒi.ə/

Noun

hydrangea (plural hydrangeas)

1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers

   Synonym: hortensia

   • 2022 August 16, Jenni Avins, “Boomers Are All the Rage”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     It also offers a portal to something deeper: a current collective wish to fill our kitchens with hydrangeas, drape ourselves in Eileen Fisher, pour some wine over ice with our closest friends and stop sweating the small stuff.