spirea

spi·re·a

also spi·rae·a  (spī-rē′ə)

n.

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

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

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spi•re•a

or spi•rae•a

(spaɪˈri ə)

n., pl. -re•as or -rae•as.

any shrub of the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers: some are cultivated as ornamentals.

[1660–70; < New Latin, Latin spīraea < Greek speiraía privet]

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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

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