deut·zi·a (d t s - , dyt-)n. Any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia, cultivated for their clusters of white or pinkish flowers. [After Jan van der Deutz, 18th-century Dutch patron of botany.] |
deutzia [ˈdjuːtsɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any saxifragaceous shrub of the genus Deutzia: cultivated for their clusters of white or pink spring-blooming flowers
[New Latin, named after Jean Deutz, 18th-century Dutch patron of botany]
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| Noun | 1. |  deutzia - any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clustershydrangea - any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea genus Deutzia - genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae |
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