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meadowsweet
(meadow|sweet)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/
noun
a tall Eurasian plant of the rose family, with heads of creamy-white sweet-smelling flowers, growing typically in damp meadows.
Filipendula ulmaria
, family
Rosaceae
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