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Noun: azalea  u'zeyl-yu or u'zey-lee-u [N. Amer], u'zey-lee-u [Brit]
  1. Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colours
    "The golf course was famous for its spectacular azalea displays during the Masters tournament"

Derived forms: azaleas

Type of: rhododendron

Part of: Azaleastrum, subgenus Azalea, subgenus Azaleastrum

Encyclopedia: Azalea, North Carolina