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spirea definition

spi·rea (spī rē′ə)

noun

any of a genus (Spiraea) of shrubs of the rose family, with dense clusters of small, pink or white flowers

Etymology: < ModL Spiraea < L spiraea, meadowsweet < Gr speiraia < speira: see spire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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