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Spiraea
Spi-rae′a
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], fr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a coil.]
(Bot.)
A genus of shrubs or perennial herbs including the meadowsweet and the hardhack.
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Spiraea
Spiraea
See also: spiraea
Translingual
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Spiraea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the spireas and certain meadowsweets.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Spiraeeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Spiraea salicifolia - type species. For species see
Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .