Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "rhododendron" wani nau'i ne na shrub ko ƙananan bishiya, yawanci tare da manya, masu kyan gani, furanni masu siffar kararrawa, da ganyayen fata. Rhododendrons na cikin jinsin Rhododendron, wanda ya haɗa da ɗaruruwan nau'ikan, kuma asalinsu ne a yankuna masu tsaunuka na Asiya, Turai, da Arewacin Amurka.