Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun A Chinese genus having only one species, the beauty bush.

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  • noun Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush

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  • Beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) is another garden shrub that has been grown for so long it may seem native but it originated in China.

    Politically Incorrect Gardening 2010

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