weigela

[ wahy-gee-luh, -jee-, wahy-guh-luh ]

noun

1. any of various shrubby, eastern Asian plants belonging to the genus Weigela, of the honeysuckle family, having funnel-shaped white, pink, or crimson flowers.

weigela

/ waɪˈɡiːlə; ˈwaɪɡɪlə; -ˈdʒiː- /

noun

1. any caprifoliaceous shrub of the Asian genus Weigela, having clusters of pink, purple, red, or white showy bell-shaped flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of weigela¹

1840–50; < New Latin, named after C. E. Weigel (1748–1831), German physician; -a ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of weigela¹

C19: from New Latin, named after C. E. Weigel (1748–1831), German physician

Example Sentences

Monrovia has a re-flowering weigela named Crimson Kisses, and a line of rose of Sharon — the Chateau series — that repeats.

From Washington Post

With assistance from Roeder, Wonson prepared the beds and organized our front yard with knockout roses, holly shamrock weigela, sedums, and a Japanese maple.

From Washington Post

Then, crouching low, he ran from bush to bush and took his stand in front of a weigela bush that screened him from being seen by his family.

From Project Gutenberg

This is true of most fruit-trees, and such shrubs as lilac, forsythia, tree peony, wistaria, some spireas and viburnums, weigela, deutzia.

From Project Gutenberg