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abutilon noun[ C or U ] uk /əˈbjuː.tɪ.lən/ us /əˈbjuː.t̬əlˌɑːn/pluralabutilons or abutilon a type of evergreen bush (= one that does not lose its leaves) often grown in gardens, with single bell-shaped flowers: Abutilon are ideal for a cottage garden. The stately home gardens feature an impressive collection of abutilons, abelias, and azaleas. Abutilon is a trailing shrub with strange, dangling red and yellow flowers. The flowers of the abutilon have largish flowers that look a bit like Chinese lanterns with their delicate petals that overlap slightly with one another. The yellow flowers of this abutilon never fail to make me smile. I have two varieties of abutilon in my garden, one with lilac flowers and the other with red ones. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bushes & shrubs abelia angel's trumpet aronia artemisia barberry dogwood eglantine ephedra firethorn forsythia manzanita mayflower Mexican orange mock orange multiflora rose snowberry spicebush staghorn sumac sumac sweetbriar |