hortensia

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/hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/

noun

hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)

Similar
Hydrangea macrophylla hortensisgolden glowdouble goldRudbeckia laciniata hortensia
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Meanings

hortensia1

nounhortensia (plural hortensias)

plural hortensias

  1. hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)

Hortensia2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Hortense.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundeciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue

Similar
Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis
Broader
hydrangea

nounvery tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads

Similar
golden glowdouble goldRudbeckia laciniata hortensia
Broader
cutleaved coneflowerRudbeckia laciniata
Also see
golden glowhydrangea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

hortensia · noun

From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.

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Hortensia · proper noun

  1. SpanishHortensia
  2. EnglishHortensia

Borrowed from Spanish Hortensia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hortensia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hortensia

MLA

“hortensia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hortensia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hortensia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hortensia.

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