n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə d-l ē - ə , ˌ b ə d- ' l ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Adam Buddle † 1715 English botanist
Date: 1791
: any of a genus ( Buddleia of the family Loganiaceae) of shrubs or small trees of warm regions with showy terminal clusters of usually purple or white flowers ― called also butterfly bush