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spirea

spirea noun: any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.

spirea: any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers
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Noun

spirea (plural spireas)

  1. Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
  2. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Astilbe.

Forms of spirea

pluralspireas

Origin of spirea

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).

Questions about spirea

What does spirea mean?
Spirea means any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
What part of speech is spirea?
Spirea is a noun.
What is the plural of spirea?
The plural of spirea is spireas.

Words near spirea in the dictionary

  1. spiravirus
  2. spiraviruses
  3. spiraxid
  4. spiraxids
  5. spire
  6. spirea
  7. spireas
  8. spired
  9. spireless
  10. spirelet
  11. spirelets

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