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buddleia definition

bud·dleia (bəd lē′ə, bud′lē 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.

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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