What does "spirea" mean?
Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
Spirea
noun
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
- Grammar: spirea is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: spiraea, astilbe japonica, ornamental spirea, spireas.
- Usage evidence: In the Seventeen-Hundreds, people used willow bark to reduce a sick person's high body temperature. In Eighteen-Sixty, researchers at the Bayer Company in Germany copied the salicylic acid found in willow bark. They created acetyl salicylic acid. They called it aspirin, for the spirea plant which also contains the natural chemical. Aspirin first was made into its present pill form about one-hundred years ago.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
- 2 any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers wordnet
- 3 Any of the flowering plants of the genus Astilbe.
- 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
Synonyms
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"In the Seventeen-Hundreds, people used willow bark to reduce a sick person's high body temperature. In Eighteen-Sixty, researchers at the Bayer Company in Germany copied the salicylic acid found in willow bark. They created acetyl salicylic acid. They called it aspirin, for the spirea plant which also contains the natural chemical. Aspirin first was made into its present pill form about one-hundred years ago."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "spirea"?
Common synonyms include: spiraea, astilbe japonica, ornamental spirea, spireas.
How do you use "spirea" in a sentence?
In the Seventeen-Hundreds, people used willow bark to reduce a sick person's high body temperature. In Eighteen-Sixty, researchers at the Bayer Company in Germany copied the salicylic acid found in willow bark. They created acetyl salicylic acid. They called it aspirin, for the spirea plant which also contains the natural chemical. Aspirin first was made into its present pill form about one-hundred years ago.
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).