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spirea
spi·re·a also spi·rae·a S0645700 (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.
[Latin spīraea, meadowsweet, from Greek speiraia, privet, from speira, coil.]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] 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 bloomingAstilbe japonica, spiraeaastilbe - 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 flowersspiraeagenus Spiraea, Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family RosaceaeSaint Peter's wreath, Spiraea prunifolia, St. Peter's wreath, bridal wreath, bridal-wreath - shrub having copious small white flowers in springbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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Synonyms for spireanoun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus SpiraeaSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any rosaceous plant of the genus SpiraeaSynonymsRelated Words- genus Spiraea
- Spiraea
- Saint Peter's wreath
- Spiraea prunifolia
- St. Peter's wreath
- bridal wreath
- bridal-wreath
- bush
- shrub
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