meadowsweet
/ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/US/ˈmɛdoʊˈswit/
meadowsweet noun: a Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
Noun
meadowsweet (countable and uncountable, plural meadowsweets)
- A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
- Synonyms:
- queen of the meadow, pride of the meadow, meadowwort, meadwort, meadow queen, lady of the meadow, dollof, meadsweet, bridewort
- Any plant of the genus Spiraea of the Rosaceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and consisting of about 80–100 species of shrubs.
Synonyms of meadowsweet
- queen of the meadow
- pride of the meadow
- meadowwort
- meadwort
- meadow queen
- lady of the meadow
- dollof
- meadsweet
- bridewort
Forms of meadowsweet
| plural | meadowsweets |
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Origin of meadowsweet
Corruption of mead sweet, from use in making mead.
Words formed from meadowsweet
- white meadowsweet
Questions about meadowsweet
- What does meadowsweet mean?
- Meadowsweet means a Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
- What part of speech is meadowsweet?
- Meadowsweet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce meadowsweet?
- Meadowsweet is pronounced /ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of meadowsweet?
- The plural of meadowsweet is meadowsweets.
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