[buhd-lee-uh, buhd-lee-uh] 
| any shrub belonging to the genus Buddleia, of the logania family, having opposite, lance-shaped leaves and clusters of flowers, comprising the butterfly bushes. |
| bud·dle·ia (bŭd'lē-ə, bŭd-lē'ə) n. See butterfly bush. [New Latin, after Adam Buddle (died 1715), British botanist.] |
| butterfly bush n. Any of various shrubs of the genus Buddleja native chiefly to warm regions and cultivated for their showy clusters of small, variously colored flowers. Also called buddleia. |
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