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leycesteria|lɛˈstɪərɪə|
[mod.L. (N. Wallich in W. Carey Roxburgh's Flora Indica (1824) II. 181), f. the name of William Leycester (fl. 1820), Chief Justice of Bengal + -ia1.]
A shrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Caprifoliaceæ, native to India, and bearing yellow or purple flowers; also called Himalayan honeysuckle or pheasant-berry.
1838J. C. Loudon Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum II. 1060 The beautiful Leycesteria..is a rambling shrub, with the general appearance of a honeysuckle. 1899G. Jekyll Wood & Garden ix. 101 We come back to Leycesteria, put rather in a place of honour. 1961Amat. Gardening 23 Dec. 9 Quick growing shrubs which make long wands of growth annually..are..buddleia, leycesteria. |