spiraea

2 definitions found

spiraea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spiraea \Spi*rae"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? a coil.]
     (Bot.)
     A genus of shrubs or perennial herbs including the
     meadowsweet and the hardhack.
     [1913 Webster]

spiraea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spiraea
      n 1: 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 [syn: spirea, spiraea,
           Astilbe japonica]
      2: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small
         white or pink flowers [syn: spirea, spiraea]
      3: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae [syn:
         Spiraea, genus Spiraea]