spirea
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
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