Buddleia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbÊŒdlɪə/

Origin

From Translingual Buddleja, after English naturalist Adam Buddle (died 1715).

Full definition of buddleia

Noun

1. A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, especially , a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
• 1917, Henry Handel Richardson, ,At the foot of the garden, behind a clump of gooseberry-bushes, stood an arbour formed of a yellow buddleia.

Synonyms

• butterfly bush

Anagrams

• audibled