| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·zal·ea |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -z l y |
| NOUN: | Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron having showy, variously colored flowers. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek azale, from feminine of azaleos, dry (so called because it grows in dry soil or from the texture of its wood). See as- in Appendix I.
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