subgenus azalea

English Thesaurus

1. group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dilleniid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	azalea,
definition	:	any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus rhododendron,
definition	:	large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers (noun.plant)