any of various shrubby, eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Weigela, of the honeysuckle family, having funnel-shaped white, pink, or crimson flowers.
wei·ge·la (wī-gē'lə, -jē'-, wī'jə-) n. Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Weigela of Asia, especially W. florida, widely cultivated for its pink, white, or red flowers.
[New Latin, genus name, after Christian Ehrenfried Weigel (1748-1831), German physician.]