buddleia
English
Etymology
Modern Latin, named after English naturalist Adam Buddle (died 1715).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbʌdlɪə/
Noun
buddleia (plural buddleias)
- A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
- 1917, Henry Handel Richardson, Australia Felix,
- 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,