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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
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]
The 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]
