Deutzia
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A shrub with showy flowers often grown in gardens
- noun
- /dɪˈuːtsiə/
- Specialized
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deutzia
- The landscape designer recommended using deutzia for its beautiful white flowers and ease of maintenance.
Examples
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The wild roses, like the bright eyes of a young girl, and the white-robed deutzia, now filled the air with their delicate perfumes.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the spring, the garden was alive with the colorful blooms of deutzia, attracting butterflies and bees.
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For a stunning summer display, plant deutzia alongside other flowering shrubs in your garden.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deutzia is a plant name that was made to honor a person called Deutz. The ending -ia is a common Latin way to show a plant is 'Deutz's plant', so the name simply marks this shrub as the one linked to Deutz.