Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.

    спире́яspiréja

    any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

  2. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Astilbe.

Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
Spiraea genus plant:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: spireas
Singularspirea
Pluralspireas

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers: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 blooming:spiraeaAstilbe japonica

Word family

2 related words

See also

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