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Old 07-06-2003, 01:32 PM
Ian
 
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Default Pronouncing Weigela


"Charles" wrote in message
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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


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- Charles
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