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spiraea

Pronunciation: /spʌɪˈriːə/

(chiefly US also spirea)
Definition of spiraea

noun

  • a shrub of the rose family, with clusters of small white or pink flowers. Found throughout the northern hemisphere, it is widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.
    • Genus Spiraea, family Rosaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek speiraia, from speira 'a coil'

spiraea in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of spiraea in the US English dictionary