deutzia

[ doot-see-uh, dyoot-, doit- ]

noun

any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Deutzia, of the saxifrage family, having showy white, pink, or lavender flowers, grown as an ornamental.

Origin of deutzia

<New Latin (1781), named after Jean Deutz, 18th-century Dutch botanical patron; see -ia

Words Nearby deutzia

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How to use deutzia in a sentence

Quite as popular as the Spirea is the deutzia, throughout the middle section of the northern states.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
Many very ornamental garden shrubs, such as deutzia and Hydrangea, are included in this family.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers | Margaret Armstrong

British Dictionary definitions for deutzia

deutzia

/ (ˈdjuːtsɪə) /

noun

any saxifragaceous shrub of the genus Deutzia: cultivated for their clusters of white or pink spring-blooming flowers

Origin of deutzia

C19: New Latin, named after Jean Deutz, 18th-century Dutch patron of botany

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