/wuy gee"leuh, -jee"-, wuy"geuh leuh/ , n.
any of various shrubby, eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Weigela, of the honeysuckle family, having funnel-shaped white, pink, or crimson flowers.
Also, weigelia /wuy gee"lee euh, -jee"-/ .
[ 1840-50; Weigel (1748-1831), German physician; see -A 2 ]