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수국 meaning and pronunciation

suguk · hydrangea

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 64092
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 수국, 수구기, 수국또, 수궁만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    잎은 넓은 타원형에 연한 붉은색이나 보라색, 흰색의 꽃이 공처럼 동그랗게 모여서 피는, 높이 일 미터 정도의 나무. 또는 그 꽃.

    English: hydrangea — A tree that is about one meter tall with broad, oval leaves, and which produces light red, purple, white flowers that are clustered in a circle like a ball, or the flowers themselves.

    Examples

    • 탐스러운 수국.
    • 수국 화분.
    • 수국이 피다.
    • 수국을 선물하다.
    • 수국을 심다.
    • 사랑방 앞뜰에 수국이 탐스럽게 꽃을 피우고 있다.
Origin
水菊
Categories
동식물 > 식물류

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