Spiraea

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}]