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deutzia

Definition of deutzia

noun

  • an ornamental shrub with white or pinkish flowers, native to Asia and Central America.
    • Genus Deutzia, family Hydrangeaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Johann van der Deutz, 18th-century Dutch patron of botany

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