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spi·rae·a
(spī-rē′ə)n.
Variant of spirea.
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spiraea
(spaɪˈrɪə) orspirea
n
(Plants) any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea, having sprays of small white or pink flowers. See also meadowsweet2, hardhack
[C17: via Latin from Greek speiraia, from speira spire2]
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  spiraea - 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 - any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers |
| 2. | spiraea - any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers genus Spiraea, Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae Saint Peter's wreath, Spiraea prunifolia, St. Peter's wreath, bridal wreath, bridal-wreath - shrub having copious small white flowers in spring | |
| 3. | Spiraea - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens |
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