Spirea Definition
spīrēə
noun
Any of a genus (Spiraea) of shrubs of the rose family, with dense clusters of small, pink or white flowers.
Webster's New World
The unrelated astilbe.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Astilbe japonica
- spiraea
Other Word Forms of Spirea
Noun
Singular:
spirea
Plural:
spireasOrigin of Spirea
Latin spīraea meadowsweet from Greek speiraia privet from speira coil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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