buddleia /ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/ noun1 •A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.At the foot of the garden, behind a clump of gooseberry-bushes, stood an arbour formed of a yellow buddleia. — 1917 formsbuddleias