Rhō'do-dēn'drŏn, n.

n. [Gr. ῥοδό-δενδρον, i. e., rose-tree, from ῥόδον, rose, and δένδρον, tree.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their rose-colored or purple flowers; rose-bay. Gray.