[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004