SPIRAEA


Meaning of SPIRAEA in English

[ spʌɪ'ri:ə ]

( chiefly US also spirea )

■ noun a shrub of the rose family with clusters of small white or pink flowers, cultivated as an ornamental. [Genus Spiraea .]

Origin

mod. L., from Gk speiraia , from speira 'a coil'.

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