buddleia

See also: Buddleia

English

Buddleja davidii

Etymology

From Translingual Buddleja, after English naturalist Adam Buddle (died 1715).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʌdlɪə/

Noun

buddleia (plural buddleias)

A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
- 1917, Henry Handel Richardson, Australia Felix:
  At the foot of the garden, behind a clump of gooseberry-bushes, stood an arbour formed of a yellow buddleia.

Synonyms

butterfly bush

Translations

tree of shrub of the genus Buddleja

Dutch: vlinderstruik
Finnish: syrikkä (fi)

Quechua: qulli

Anagrams

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