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steeplebush definition

☆ steeple·bush (-bo̵os̸h′)

noun

a shrub (Spiraea tomentosa) of the rose family, with clusters of pink, purple, or sometimes white flowers and hairy leaves, native to the E U.S.

Etymology: from the steeplelike shape of the flower clusters

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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