weigelia

Variant of weigela

noun

any of a genus (Weigela) of shrubs of the honeysuckle family, with clusters of bell-shaped flowers; esp., a widely cultivated species (W. florida) with dark red flowers
also called weigelia

Origin: ModL, after C. E. Weigel (1748-1831), Ger physician

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