2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}, {Astilbe japonica}] 2: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers [syn: {spirea}] 3: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae [syn: {genus Spiraea}]
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