ABELIA Definition & Meaning

abelia

[ uh-bee-lee-uh, uh-beel-yuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of abelia¹

< New Latin (1818), named after Clarke Abel (1780–1826), British botanist; -ia

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

For an informal garden composition, place the yew off-center, flanked by the abelia to one side.

From

The abelia bushes have never been more floriferous and are covered in picnicking honeybees.

From

Enoch Emery with his strange – wrong – feelings for animals and his spying from abelia bushes on a woman with a "cadaverous" face and bathing suit that fits her "like a sack".

From

The abelia rupestris is the red leafed plant with pink blossoms.

From

Summer blooms on the abelia will fill the space with a delicate fragrance.

From

Browse