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mead·ow·sweet (m

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1. Either of two North American shrubs (Spiraea alba or S. latifolia) having umbel-shaped clusters of white flowers.

2. Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Filipendula in the rose family.

meadowsweet [ˈmɛdəʊˌswiːt]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian rosaceous plant, Filipendula ulmaria, with dense heads of small fragrant cream-coloured flowers See also dropwort [1]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several North American rosaceous plants of the genus Spiraea, having pyramid-shaped sprays of small flowers

Translations

meadowsweet [ˈmedəʊswiːt] N → reina f de los prados

meadowsweet [ˈmɛdəʊˌswiːt] n (plant) → olmaria, barba di capra

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