steeplebush
steeplebush noun: a plant with narrow pyramidal clusters of flowers and a dense woolly tomentum.
Noun
steeplebush (usually uncountable, plural steeplebushes)
- A plant with narrow pyramidal clusters of flowers and a dense woolly tomentum.
- They passed many species they had already collected for the Millennium project — maple-leaved vibernum, steeplebush with spiky stalks of tiny pink flowers, black birch — as well as a particularly impressive specimen of that quintessential Staten Island forest dweller, Automobilius burnedouticus.2007 August 8, Andy Newman, “In Case of Apocalypse Later, a Plan to Ensure America’s Regreening”, in New York Times
- Spiraea tomentosa, of eastern North American
- Spiraea douglasii, of western North America
Synonyms of steeplebush
- hardhack
- rose spirea
- Douglas spirea
- Menzies' spirea
- hardhack steeplebush
Forms of steeplebush
| plural | steeplebushes |
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Origin of steeplebush
From steeple + bush.
Questions about steeplebush
- What does steeplebush mean?
- Steeplebush means a plant with narrow pyramidal clusters of flowers and a dense woolly tomentum.
- What part of speech is steeplebush?
- Steeplebush is a noun.
- What is the plural of steeplebush?
- The plural of steeplebush is steeplebushes.
Words near steeplebush in the dictionary
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