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noun
Any of several plants that conspicuously attract butterflies
Any buddleia, of genus Buddleja.
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noun
Any of several plants that conspicuously attract butterflies
Any buddleia, of genus Buddleja.
especially of the species Buddleja davidii and Buddleja globosa.
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noun
Any of several plants that conspicuously attract butterflies
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa).
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noun
Any of several plants that conspicuously attract butterflies
Blue butterfly bush (Rotheca myricoides, syn. Clerodendrum ugandense).
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noun
tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: buddleia
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
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