Definitions for: Azalea

[n] any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

Webster (1913) Definition: A*za"le*a (?; 97), n.; pl. Azaleas. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry
ground.] (Bot.)
A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or
of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely
distinct from Rhododendron.

See Also: Azaleastrum, rhododendron, subgenus Azalea, subgenus Azaleastrum