BUDDLEIA


Meaning of BUDDLEIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbəd-lē-ə, ˌbəd-ˈlē- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Adam Buddle died 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

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