Definition of weigela

< Weierstrass, Karl Theodor Wilhelm

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wei·ge·la    (w-gl, -j-, wj-) KEY 

NOUN:

Any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Weigela of Asia, especially W. florida, widely cultivated for its pink, white, or red flowers.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, genus name, after Christian Ehrenfried Weigel (1748-1831), German physician