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buddleia.

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

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noun/ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/
  1. A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.

Where this word comes from

From translingual Buddleja, named by Carl Linnaeus after English naturalist Adam Buddle (1662–1715).

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