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Definition of Rhododendron maxima
1. Noun. Late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhododendron Maxima
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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