bridal wreath

or bri·dal-wreath (brīd′l-rēth)

Any of various shrubs of the genus Spiraea, such as S. prunifolia, having arching branches covered with small white flowers.

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bridal wreath

(Plants) any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers

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brid′al wreath`

a cultivated shrub, Spiraea prunifolia, of the rose family, having sprays of small white flowers.

[1885–90]

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Noun	1.	bridal wreath - Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers bridal-wreath, Francoa ramosa Francoa, genus Francoa - perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	bridal wreath - shrub having copious small white flowers in spring Saint Peter's wreath, Spiraea prunifolia, St. Peter's wreath, bridal-wreath spiraea, spirea - any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

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