genus rhododendron

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   large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofEricaceae

Questions about genus rhododendron

What does genus rhododendron mean?

genus rhododendron means "large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers".

Is genus rhododendron a common word?

genus rhododendron is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.