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a·be·li·a

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NOUN:

Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia, native to Asia and Mexico and having opposite simple leaves and small white, pink, or purple flowers.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, after Clarke Abel (1780-1826), British botanist

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