pontic rhododendron

noun

Any member of the species Rhododendron ponticum of large evergreen shrubs, natively found in the Iberian Peninsula and Caucasus region.

Meanings

nounpontic rhododendron (plural pontic rhododendrons)

plural pontic rhododendrons

  1. Any member of the species Rhododendron ponticum of large evergreen shrubs, natively found in the Iberian Peninsula and Caucasus region.

    Synonyms: common rhododendron

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Rhododendron ponticum of large evergreen shrubs, natively found in the Iberian Peninsula and Caucasus region.

Origin

  1. translingualRhododendron ponticum
  2. Englishpontic rhododendron

Calque of translingual Rhododendron ponticum.

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