buddleia

(bəd lēə, budlē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Buddleia) of shrubs and trees of the logania family, native to the tropics but commonly grown in temperate regions for their blossoms of purple, yellow, etc.

Origin: ModL, after A. Buddle, 17th-c. Eng botanist

See buddleia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , after Adam Buddle (died 1715), British botanist

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