SPIREA


Meaning of SPIREA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or spi·raea spī-ˈrē-ə

Etymology: New Latin Spiraea, from Latin, a plant, from Greek speiraia

Date: 1669

1. : any of a genus ( Spiraea ) of deciduous shrubs of the rose family with small usually white or pink flowers in dense racemes, corymbs, cymes, or panicles

2. : any of several garden plants resembling spireas ; especially : a shrub ( Astilbe japonica ) of the saxifrage family

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