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diervilla Bot.|ˈdɪəvɪlə|
[mod.L. (Tournefort 1707, in Acta Acad. 1706 VII. 85), f. the name of Dierville, a French surgeon, who discovered a species of the plant in Acadia 1699–1700.]
A plant of the genus so named, comprising deciduous shrubs having pink, crimson, yellow, or white flowers; some species are also called weigela or bush-honeysuckle (see honeysuckle 3 b).
1806B. McMahon Amer. Gardener's Cal. 293 Flowering shrubs..may now be planted with good success, such as.. St. Peter's-wort, Diervilla, roses, and all kinds of hardy deciduous shrubs. 1816Curtis's Bot. Mag. XLIII. 1796 (heading) Yellow-flowered Diervilla. 1884G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening I. 475/1 The gracefully spreading form of Diervillas renders them remarkably well adapted for shrubberies. 1924A. J. Macself Flowering Trees & Shrubs x. 134 Formerly known as Weigelas, a name indeed still familiarly used, the Diervillas are worthily held in high esteem. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 117/1 Other favourite flowering shrubs and trees that will grow in most soils are..Weigelias or Diervillas, Heaths, [etc.]. 1959Times 31 Jan. 9/4 The forsythias, diervillas, pyracanthas. |