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Spirea

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
  2. 2
    any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of the flowering plants of the genus Astilbe.
  4. 4
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).

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