Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RORYDANDRUM, n. A corrupt jocular or illiterate form of rhododendron (Abd. 1968). Used transf. of a mixture of glaring colours (Ags. 1921 T.S.D.C.), by confusion with Roarie, adj., 3.
