spiraean.

Brit.

/spʌɪˈriːə/, U.S.

/spaɪˈriə/

Forms: Also spirea.

Etymology: < Latin spīræa, < Greek σπειραία , apparently < σπεῖρα spire n.³ Compare French spirée , Spanish espirea , and spirey n.

Botany.

a. One or other species of an extensive genus of rosaceous plants or shrubs, many of which are largely cultivated for their handsome foliage and flowers.The cultivated species are of foreign origin; but Spiræa Ulmaria, meadow-sweet, and S. filipendula, dropwort, are common wild plants in Britain.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun]

spiraea1666

spirey1714

hardhack1814

meadowsweet1814

bridal wreath1856

steeple-bush1859

feather-fern1882

pearl bush1882

1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 79 August..Flowers in Prime..Pome-granads..Shrub Spiræa, Agnus Castus.

?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii IX. Table 89 Cape Spirea with white loose Flowers.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Spiræa frutex Spiræa with a Marsh-Elder Leaf.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Spiræa frutex Sweet-scented African Spiræa with hairy Leaves.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) 1. The willow-leaved spiræa. 2. The opulus-leaved spiræa [etc.].

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 328 Spiræa, African, Diosma.

1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three I. ii. 22 Half hidden amidst the bank of feathery white spirea.

1894 Daily News 17 July 6/5 The leafy spiræa is much used for such decorations.

b. With a and plural. A single plant or shrub, or one particular species, of this genus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] > single plant of genus

spiraea1731

1731 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 40/2 All sorts of Flowering Shrubs, which bear the Weather, as Roses,..Syringa, Spireas, Altheas.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 563 Section of the flower of a Spiræa.

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 85 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The beetle frequents flowers; a great number were taken..on the flowers of a spiræa.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Apr. 7/2 Spireas, gardenias, narcissi, and lilies of the valley.

2. The genus composed of these plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] > genus

spiraea1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The species of spiræa, enumerated by Mr. Tournefort, are these.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 697/2 Spiræa, in botany: A genus of plants..in the natural system arranged under the 26th order.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1084/2 Of the foreign shrubby kinds of Spiræa some are very handsome.

3. oil of spiraea n. (see quot. 1857).

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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic acids > [noun] > phenolic acids, named

benzoic acid1791

oil of spiraea1842

toluic acid1857

itatartaric acid1872

aspirin1899

phenylarsonic acid1905

tar acid1909

pteroic acid1946

1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. iii. i. 735 Oil of spiræa, or salicylous acid.

1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. vii. 479 Oil of Spiræa,..Hydride of Salicyl; Salicylous Acid.

1866 W. Odling Lect. Animal Chem. 58 He might produce..oil of spiræa, for instance, from salicin.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spiraea
释义	spiraean. Brit. /spʌɪˈriːə/, U.S. /spaɪˈriə/ Forms: Also spirea. Etymology: < Latin spīræa, < Greek σπειραία , apparently < σπεῖρα spire n.³ Compare French spirée , Spanish espirea , and spirey n. Botany. 1. a. One or other species of an extensive genus of rosaceous plants or shrubs, many of which are largely cultivated for their handsome foliage and flowers.The cultivated species are of foreign origin; but Spiræa Ulmaria, meadow-sweet, and S. filipendula, dropwort, are common wild plants in Britain. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] spiraea1666 spirey1714 hardhack1814 meadowsweet1814 bridal wreath1856 steeple-bush1859 feather-fern1882 pearl bush1882 1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 79 August..Flowers in Prime..Pome-granads..Shrub Spiræa, Agnus Castus. ?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii IX. Table 89 Cape Spirea with white loose Flowers. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Spiræa frutex Spiræa with a Marsh-Elder Leaf. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Spiræa frutex Sweet-scented African Spiræa with hairy Leaves. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) 1. The willow-leaved spiræa. 2. The opulus-leaved spiræa [etc.]. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 328 Spiræa, African, Diosma. 1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three I. ii. 22 Half hidden amidst the bank of feathery white spirea. 1894 Daily News 17 July 6/5 The leafy spiræa is much used for such decorations. b. With a and plural. A single plant or shrub, or one particular species, of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] > single plant of genus spiraea1731 1731 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 40/2 All sorts of Flowering Shrubs, which bear the Weather, as Roses,..Syringa, Spireas, Altheas. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 563 Section of the flower of a Spiræa. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 85 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The beetle frequents flowers; a great number were taken..on the flowers of a spiræa. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Apr. 7/2 Spireas, gardenias, narcissi, and lilies of the valley. 2. The genus composed of these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > spiraea shrubs > [noun] > genus spiraea1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The species of spiræa, enumerated by Mr. Tournefort, are these. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 697/2 Spiræa, in botany: A genus of plants..in the natural system arranged under the 26th order. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1084/2 Of the foreign shrubby kinds of Spiræa some are very handsome. 3. oil of spiraea n. (see quot. 1857). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic acids > [noun] > phenolic acids, named benzoic acid1791 oil of spiraea1842 toluic acid1857 itatartaric acid1872 aspirin1899 phenylarsonic acid1905 tar acid1909 pteroic acid1946 1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. iii. i. 735 Oil of spiræa, or salicylous acid. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. vii. 479 Oil of Spiræa,..Hydride of Salicyl; Salicylous Acid. 1866 W. Odling Lect. Animal Chem. 58 He might produce..oil of spiræa, for instance, from salicin. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1666
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