buddleia
/ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/
buddleia noun: a tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
Noun
buddleia (plural buddleias)
- A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
- At the foot of the garden, behind a clump of gooseberry-bushes, stood an arbour formed of a yellow buddleia.1917, Henry Handel Richardson, Australia Felix
- But there is one fly in the ointment, which is only too evident at Queen Street and Central... buddleia. […] It became a popular garden plant in the 20th century, when a Chinese variant (Buddleia Davidii ^([sic])) was introduced. That's when the trouble started. The plant has spread like wildfire...2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 49
- Synonyms:
- butterfly bush
Synonyms of buddleia
Forms of buddleia
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Origin of buddleia
From translingual Buddleja, named by Carl Linnaeus after English naturalist Adam Buddle (1662–1715).
Questions about buddleia
- What does buddleia mean?
- Buddleia means a tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
- What part of speech is buddleia?
- Buddleia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce buddleia?
- Buddleia is pronounced /ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/.
- What is the plural of buddleia?
- The plural of buddleia is buddleias.
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