Translingual

Abelia flowers

Proper noun

Abelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – many ornamental shrubs from Asia and Mexico, the abelias.

Usage notes

• Species sometimes placed in Zabelia (Linnaeoideae in Caprifoliaceae)

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Dipsacales - order; Caprifoliaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Abelia chinensis - type species; Abelia aitchinsonii, Abelia biflora, Abelia buddleioides, Abelia coreana, Abelia corymbosa, Abelia dielsii, Abelia engleriana, Abelia forrestii, Abelia macrotera, Abelia mosanensis, Abelia parvifolia, Abelia serrata, Abelia spathulata, Abelia taihyonii, Abelia triflora, Abelia umbellata, Abelia uniflora - other species

English

An abelia in bloom

Noun

abelia ‎(plural abelias)

1. Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia. [Mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Translations

See also

• abelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• abelia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

French

Noun

abelia m ‎(plural abelias)

1. (rare) Alternative form of abélia

Anagrams

• balaie