1. any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
abelia
n 1: any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of
the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of
small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico