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Buddleia

Buddleia

1 9.3
A shrub or small tree with scented, colorful flowers that attract butterflies
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌdliə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : buddleia
  • If I don't remove them, I'll have even more Buddleia volunteers next year.
  • butterfly bush
  • Buddleia bush

Examples

  • Many gardeners choose Buddleia for attracting butterflies to their gardens.

  • The garden was filled with the vibrant colors and sweet scent of Buddleia flowers.

  • In spring, Buddleia blooms beautifully, offering a striking display of purple and orange flowers.

Synonyms

flowering shrub
vsBuddleia
1 3.1

A bush that makes flowers and is grown for its looks

is a specific genus of plants often fragrant and native to warm regions

How Ornamental

ornamental
1 4.8
Buddleia
  • Specialized
1 9.3
shrub
44 1.0
weed
187 1.0

Surface Forms

Buddleia singular
Buddleias plural

Morphology

Buddleia = Buddle (opaque) = Buddle + ia

The word is formally built from a proper name plus the genus-forming suffix -ia, but the meaning of the shrub genus is not recoverable from the base by ordinary learner-level morphology.

Etymology

Buddleia is named after an English plant expert called Buddle, with the Latin ending -ia that often marks plant names. So, thinking of it as 'Buddle's plant' helps you remember that Buddleia is a shrub with showy, fragrant flowers gardeners grow to attract butterflies.