akebiaPronunciation: /əˈkiːbɪə/Definition of akebia noun an East Asian climbing shrub with purplish flowers and deeply divided leaves. Genus Akebia, family Lardizabalaceae Origin: 1837: modern Latin, coined by J. Decaisne, French botanist, from Japanese akebiakebia in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of akebia in the US English dictionary