What does "buddleia" mean?

A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.

What is a synonym for "buddleia"?

Common synonyms include: butterfly bush, buddleja, garden plant, ornamental shrub.

/ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/ noun

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Noun

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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 yellow buddleia."
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tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers wordnet

"At the foot of the garden, behind a clump of gooseberry-bushes, stood an arbour formed of a yellow buddleia."

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