Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia, native to Asia and Mexico and having small tubular white, pink, or purple flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Since moving here, George has learned the names of almost all the things that are growing on the land: he can point out abelia bushes, spirea, laurels.
The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010
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First he had put the kittens in a shoebox coffin, which he placed carefully in the hole he had dug near an abelia bush.
The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010
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April 21, 2010 at 8: 34 pm iam planning to add abelia to my future garden.
Kaleidoscope Abelia — the shrub that just keeps going « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2008
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Fragrant abelia is hardy to Zone 5 and maxes out at about 5' x 5'
Archive 2008-07-01 Pooky 2008
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Fragrant abelia is hardy to Zone 5 and maxes out at about 5' x 5'
FRAGRANT ABELIA Pooky 2008
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Fragrant abelia is a perfect "equity" shrub in that it is low-management, deer-resistant, virtually pest-free, provides fragrance, seasonal flowers, brillant fall coloration, and, for early winter interest, delightful star-shaped seed pods.
Archive 2008-07-01 Pooky 2008
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Fragrant abelia is a perfect "equity" shrub in that it is low-management, deer-resistant, virtually pest-free, provides fragrance, seasonal flowers, brillant fall coloration, and, for early winter interest, delightful star-shaped seed pods.
FRAGRANT ABELIA Pooky 2008
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Most lists of Texas 'best small shrubs would include dwarf burford holly, dwarf yaupon holly and Carissa holly, also Indian hawthorn, dwarf abelia, compact nandina and even Tam juniper (if a trailing plant will fit in).
unknown title 2009
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Examples include butterflybush, abelia and clethera.
ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community 2009
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Most lists of Texas 'best small shrubs would include dwarf burford holly, dwarf yaupon holly and Carissa holly, also Indian hawthorn, dwarf abelia, compact nandina and even Tam juniper (if a trailing plant will fit in).
unknown title 2009
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