beauty-bush

[ byoo-tee-boosh ]

noun

1. a Chinese shrub, Kolkwitzia amabilis, of the honeysuckle family, having showy, pinkish flowers and grown as an ornamental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beauty-bush¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

I must ask Sarah to bring me my first rose from my Sleeping Beauty bush.

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