Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The greenhouse hydrangea, Hydrangea opuloides (H. hortensis of Smith, H. Hortensia of Siebold), of which a great number of horticultural forms are known.

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  • noun deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
  • noun very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads

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Examples

  • I don't think I'm giving away any surprises when I reveal that the number one suspect as the attacker of Hortensia is Martín, seeking vengeance for the death of his brother months earlier at the river crossing.

    The Salvation of La Purisima by T. M. Spooner 2006

  • I don't think I'm giving away any surprises when I reveal that the number one suspect as the attacker of Hortensia is Martín, seeking vengeance for the death of his brother months earlier at the river crossing.

    The Salvation of La Purisima by T. M. Spooner 2006

  • "Hortensia," replied the girl gently, "the best, the wisest, and the tenderest of mothers."

    The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) Henry William Herbert 1832

  • Over the next few weeks there would be Babe, Babe 2, Hortensia, Splendor, Glorious, Rufus and Agnes of God, to name a few.

    Pax Ameraucana or The Chicken Chronicles Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • Over the next few weeks there would be Babe, Babe 2, Hortensia, Splendor, Glorious, Rufus and Agnes of God, to name a few.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • Salvador Allende and his wife, Hortensia Bussi de Allende, smile from the window of their home in Santiago in 1970.

    Chilean President Salvador Allende committed suicide, autopsy confirms 2011

  • The house had been confiscated by Octavian during the wave of proscriptions in the aftermath of the Battle of Philippi from the family of Quintus Hortensius, the famous orator and great rival of Cicero who had amassed a fortune from his legal career and subsequently bequeathed the villa to his daughter Hortensia and son Quintus Hortensius Hortalus.

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • Blue Hortensia from somewhere besides Page Arizona ..... aren't many around here!

    baba cool - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • On Catherine Macaulay and Hortensia, see Winterer 2007, 44f.

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • We got some intensive small talk with Hortensia, George, Mitch and Jean - till today you can find some signs from their impact.

    Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner 2007

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