abelia

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English [edit]

An abelia in bloom

Etymology [edit]

From the genus name Abelia

Pronunciation [edit]

(US) IPA: /ə.ˈbil.jə/, /eɪ.ˈbil.jə/, /eɪ.ˈbil.i.ə/, /ə.ˈbil.i.ə/

Noun [edit]

abelia (plural abelias)

  1. (botany) Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia. [Mid 19th century.][1]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:

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Noun [edit]

abelia m (plural abelias)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of abélia.

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