词汇 | hydrangea |
词源 | hydrangea. The Greeks of old thought this plant’s seed cap- sule looked like a “water cup” and named it from the Greek hydr, “water,” and angos, “seed” or “capsule.” Long one of the most commonly grown shrubs in America, the hydrangea con- sists of some 80 species, usually with large, showy pink, white or blue blooms. |
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