Hy'-drăn'ge-a, n.

n. [N. Lat., Fr. hydrangee, from Gr. ὕδωρ, water, and ἀγγεῖον, vessel, capsule.] (Bot.) A shrubby genus of plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers of a rose color naturally, but varying in color with the soil. H. hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan.