spirea

spi·re·a also spi·rae·a  (sp-r)

n.

1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Spiraea of the rose family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers and including the bridal wreath, hardhack, and meadowsweet.

2. See astilbe.

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[Latin spraea, meadowsweet, from Greek speiraia, privet, from speira, coil.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spirea - a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming Astilbe japonica, spiraea astilbe - any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
	2.	spirea - any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers spiraea genus Spiraea, Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae Saint Peter's wreath, Spiraea prunifolia, St. Peter's wreath, bridal wreath, bridal-wreath - shrub having copious small white flowers in spring bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems