- swamp azalea
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an azalea, Rhododendron viscosum, of the eastern U.S., having fragrant, white to pink or sometimes red flowers.[1790-1800]
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swamp azalea
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swamp azalea — noun shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle • Syn: ↑swamp honeysuckle, ↑white honeysuckle, ↑Rhododendron viscosum • Hypernyms: ↑rhododendron * * * noun : a… … Useful english dictionary
swamp honeysuckle — noun shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle • Syn: ↑swamp azalea, ↑white honeysuckle, ↑Rhododendron viscosum • Hypernyms: ↑rhododendron * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
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swamp pink — noun 1. a. : swamp azalea b. : pinxter flower 2. : a grass pink (Calopogon pulchellus) 3. : a rare bog herb (Helonias bullata) of the eastern United States * * * … Useful english dictionary
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Swamp hen — Swamp Swamp, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[ o]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
