Meanings
nounweigela (plural weigelas)
plural weigelas
- biologyAny plant of the genus Weigela.
"It's wonderful. Those cinerarias are really show pieces. And what is that lovely tall flower - the rose-pink one?" "That's a Weigela, that is, Amabilis variegata."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 14
Synonyms & antonyms
noundeciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers
Similar
Weigela florida
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the genus name.
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weigela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weigela
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