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buddleia (iou)



buddleia noun. Also buddlea. L18.
[mod. Latin, from Adam Buddle (d. 1715), English botanist: see -IA1.]
A shrub or tree of the genus Buddleja, native to America, Asia, and southern Africa; esp. B. davidii, a large ornamental shrub bearing panicles of fragrant lilac flowers which attract butterflies. Also called butterfly bush.