| Rhododendron |
any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
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| rhodopsin |
visual purple: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
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| Rhodesian trypanosomiasis |
the usually acute, more severe, often fatal form of African trypanosomiasis, occurring in East Africa, caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, transmitted by the bites of infected tsetse flies, chiefly Glossina pallidipes, G. morsitans, and G. swynnertoni. This form differs from Gambian trypanosomiasis in that the acute form has a duration of 3 to 9 months and central nervous system involvement occurs earlier in its course. Called also East African t. and Rhodesian sleeping sickness.
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| Rhododendron |
Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose"; dendron, "tree") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. This is such a large genus that the plants are organised by subgenus, section, subsection and series. These subgenera can be basically divided into four groups:*Subgenus Rhododendron: small leaf or lepidotes (with scales on the underside of their leaves). Type: Rhododendron ferrugineum L. ...
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| rhodium |
A metallic element used in steel plating. The element's atomic number is 45.
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