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- proper noun archaic Formerly considered a
genus , within the tribe Rhodoreae and the familyEricaceae ; theazaleas , numerous varieties of flowering shrubs of temperate climates; now a subgenus ofRhododendron .
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One bleak night, her baby sister Azalea is stolen by phaeries and Poison resolves to get her sister back, no matter the cost.
Poison 2005
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One bleak night, her baby sister Azalea is stolen by phaeries and Poison resolves to get her sister back, no matter the cost.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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Now I understand why the Azalea is your signature plant.
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Then Janet appeared to call Azalea to the telephone, and the girl looked up, surprised.
Patty and Azalea Carolyn Wells 1902
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The development of reader-suggested characters into significant ones, such as Azalea and Pyra, was mostly random; they were there when I needed characters.
Stork Naked Anthony, Piers 2006
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(Soundbite of "Azalea") Mr. MOONEY: (Singing) It was such a fine spring day down Louisiana way with fragrance divine and such magnificent regalia, oh, so fine, azalea.
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As of this writing, the key new features slated for the "Azalea" milestone include subquery optimizations and a new join algorithm (batched key access).
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As of this writing, the key new features slated for the "Azalea" milestone include subquery optimizations and a new join algorithm (batched key access).
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As of this writing, the key new features slated for the "Azalea" milestone include subquery optimizations and a new join algorithm (batched key access).
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Her bestselling memoir, Red Azalea (1994), the story of her childhood in communist China, has been compared to The Diary of Anne Frank.
Anchee Min biography 2010
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