Charles wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 17:12:23 GMT, "Ian"
wrote:
Okay, my dictionary skills lack here, can't work out how it is
commonly pronounced:
wei·ge·la (wI gEE?luh, -jEE?-, wI?guh luh) n. pl. -las
1. any of various shrubby, E Asian plants belonging to the genus
Weigela, of the honeysuckle family, having funnel-shaped
white, pink, or crimson flowers.
[1840-50; NL, after C. E. Weigel (1748-1831), German physician;
see - A 2]
- Is it Y-GEE-LUH
or something completely different?
http://www.geocities.com/poaceae99/DictionaryQ-Z.html
I have never heard it pronunced that way.
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