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Hortensia

noun

Deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue. Synonym: Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis.

Very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads. Synonyms: double gold, golden glow, Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia.

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"Hortensia" Quotes from Famous Books

... developed a terrific orchestration of chromatic odours: ambrosia, cassia, orange, peach-blossoms, and musk of Tonkin, magnolia, eglantine, hortensia, lilac, saffron, begonia, peau d'Espagne, acacia, carnation, liban, fleur de Takeoka, cypress, oil of almonds, benzoin, jacinth, rue, shrub, olea, clematis, the hediosma of Jamaica, olive, vanilla, cinnamon, petunia, ...

— Visionaries • James Huneker

... wrought Two grand designs; for on one side arose The women up in wild revolt, and stormed At the Oppian Law. Titanic shapes, they crammed The forum, and half-crushed among the rest A dwarf-like Cato cowered. On the other side Hortensia spoke against the tax; behind, A train of dames: by axe and eagle sat, With all their foreheads drawn in Roman scowls, And half the wolf's-milk curdled in their veins, The fierce triumvirs; and before them paused Hortensia ...

— The Princess • Alfred Lord Tennyson

Words linked to "Hortensia" : Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia laciniata, genus Hydrangea, Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia, Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis, golden glow, hydrangea, cutleaved coneflower, genus Rudbeckia