a common name for a large family of flowering plants, containing approximately eight hundred
different sorts, varying in size and
color. The
term comes from Greek and means "
red tree." Rhododendrons
range from
ground-hugging shrubs to small trees. Some tree-like species can grow to a height of approximately forty feet, and the common shrubs found in the United
States generally
reach a height of fifteen feet. Their large, beautiful blooms appear in
spring and are a variety of colors, including
yellow,
red, purple, white and
pink. Most species have thick leathery evergreen leaves (leaves that are
green year-round) and can be found on all continents of the
world, excluding Africa and
South America. He lurks out someplace under the rhododendrons or someplace but he never seems to have come near any
organization to date, this "good" person, you see?
-Training Duplication (24 Jan. 62) n. a common name for a large family of flowering shrubs or trees, containing approximately 800
different sorts. Varying in size and
color, some treelike species can grow to a height of approximately 40 feet (12 m) while the common shrubs found in the United
States generally
reach a height of 15 feet (4.5 m). Most species have thick leathery evergreen leaves (leaves that are
green all year-round) and their large colorful blooms appear in
spring. They can be found on all continents of the
world, excluding Africa and
South America.