- genus Buddleia
- nounshrubs or trees of warm regions• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Loganiaceae, ↑family Loganiaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑butterfly bush, ↑buddleia
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genus Buddleia
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buddleia — [bəd lē′ə, bud′lē ə] n. [ModL, after A. Buddle, 17th c. Eng botanist] 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 … English World dictionary
buddleia — /bud lee euh, bud lee euh/, n. any shrub belonging to the genus Buddleia, of the logania family, having opposite, lance shaped leaves and clusters of flowers, comprising the butterfly bushes. [ < NL (Linnaeus), named after Adam Buddle (d. 1715),… … Universalium
buddleia — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Adam Buddle died 1715 English botanist Date: 1791 any of a genus (Buddleia of the family Loganiaceae) of shrubs or small trees of warm regions with showy terminal clusters of usually purple or white… … New Collegiate Dictionary
buddleia — bud•dle•ia [[t]bʌdˈli ə, ˈbʌd li ə[/t]] n. pl. ias pln any tropical shrub of the genus Buddleia, of the logania family, having lance shaped leaves and clusters of showy flowers Also called butterfly bush • Etymology: < NL (Linnaeus), after… … From formal English to slang
buddleia — /ˈbʌdliə/ (say budleeuh) noun any shrub of the genus Buddleia, mainly tropical ornamental perennials of the family Loganiaceae, having a two celled, many seeded fruit. {New Latin; after Adam Buddle, died 1715, English botanist} …
buddleia — n. any shrub of the genus Buddleia, with fragrant lilac, yellow, or white flowers attractive to butterflies. Etymology: A. Buddle, Engl. botanist d. 1715 … Useful english dictionary
Buddleia — Genus of shrub … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
buddleia — noun /ˈbʌdlɪə/ A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, 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… … Wiktionary
dicot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
