Azalea
[əˈzeɪliə]Meaning
from the name of the flower, ultimately from Greek azaleos, meaning "dry"
Background Story
Azalea is taken from the name of the flowering shrub, a plant of the genus Rhododendron, and goes back to the Greek word azaleos, "dry". It is recorded as a given name in Russian. A contributor-submitted variant is Azálea.
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