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abelia

a·be·li·a [ ə blee ə ] (plural a·be·li·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
flowering bush: a widespread ornamental bush. Flowers: white to purple, tubular. Native to: East Asia.  Genus Abelia.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, after Clarke Abel (1780-1826), English botanist]
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