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deutzia definition

deut·zia (do̵̅o̅t′sē ə, dyo̵̅o̅t′-, do̵it′-)

noun

any of a genus (Deutzia) of small shrubs of the saxifrage family, bearing many white flowers in the spring

Etymology: ModL, after Jean Deutz, 18th-c. Du flower fancier

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