Definitions
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- noun A
tree orshrub of the genus Buddleja, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attractbutterflies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Stinging nettles are weeds that never seem to settle in my garden but some common British butterflies love certain flowers and are particularly attracted by any 'buddleia' shrub (a powerful magnet for all the butterflies) - some of them grow wild along railway lines.
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The texture of the urban landscape is cracked stone, grass, crumbled brick and buddleia.
Gary, Indiana: Unbroken Spirit Amid The Ruins Of The 20th Century The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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We saw a lot of wild garlic, scabia, buddleia, bird's-foot trefoil and greater knapweed.
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Vines, cornus, willow, buddleia and fig will be rooted by spring and ready for potting by mid-summer.
Gardening jobs for November Dan Pearson 2010
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The texture of the urban landscape is cracked stone, grass, crumbled brick and buddleia.
Gary, Indiana: Unbroken Spirit Amid The Ruins Of The 20th Century The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He lived with the same aesthetic as that of his work – fine linen, worn leather, superb works of art and a few cartoons, buddleia and bamboo in the overgrown garden and the residue of paint carried down from the studio.
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The texture of the urban landscape is cracked stone, grass, crumbled brick and buddleia.
Gary, Indiana: Unbroken Spirit Amid The Ruins Of The 20th Century The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The texture of the urban landscape is cracked stone, grass, crumbled brick and buddleia.
Gary, Indiana: Unbroken Spirit Amid The Ruins Of The 20th Century The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He paid as much attention to the floorboards or the tangle of buddleia in the yard below as he would to a woman's belly, Leigh Bowery's feminine bulk, Bruce Bernard's stoic drunkard's poise, Lord Goodman's vanity, Sue the Benefits Supervisor's affected boredom.
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The texture of the urban landscape is cracked stone, grass, crumbled brick and buddleia.
Gary, Indiana: Unbroken Spirit Amid The Ruins Of The 20th Century The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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