Definition of Rhododendron maxima

1. Noun. Late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers.

Exact synonyms: Rosebay
Generic synonyms: Rhododendron

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhododendron Maxima

Rhodesia
Rhodesian
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Rhodesian malignant theileriosis
Rhodesian man
Rhodesian ridgeback
Rhodesian trypanosomiasis
Rhodesians
Rhodian
Rhodie
Rhodie bar
Rhodie bars
Rhodies
Rhododendron californicum
Rhododendron maxima
Rhododendron viscosum
Rhodope Mountains
Rhodophyceae
Rhodophyta
Rhodosphaera
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema
Rhodospirillium rubrum
Rhodymenia
Rhodymenia palmata
Rhodymeniaceae
Rhoeadales
Rhombozoa
Rhonda
Rhone

Literary usage of Rhododendron maxima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscape Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration by Samuel Taylor Maynard (1915)
"Some of the best varieties are: Boxwood. rhododendron maxima. Laurel, Mountain. Rhododendron Catawbiense. Holly, American. Andromeda. ..."

2. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1863)
"rhododendron maxima, Kalmia, Azalea nudiflora and viscosa,Ledum, and the delicate Menziesia, were all as flourishing as in their native haunts. ..."

3. Text Book of Veterinary Medicine by James Law (1900)
"rhododendron maxima (the great laurel of the Alleghanies and common in ornamental grounds) and R. Californicum are notoriously poisonous to stock. ..."

4. Familiar Features of the Roadside: The Flowers, Shrubs, Birds, and Insects by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1897)
"The great laurel (rhododendron maxima) is somewhat rare from Maine to Ohio, but quite common in the mountains of Pennsylvania and southward. ..."

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