spi|rae|a

spi|rae|a
spi|rae|a «spy REE uh», noun.
a shrub that has clusters of small white, pink, or red flowers with five petals. The spiraeas comprise a genus of plants of the rose family. The bridal wreath and meadowsweet are two kinds. Also, spirea.
[< Latin spīraea meadowsweet < Greek speiraíā privet < speîra coil]

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  • spiraea — spi•rae•a [[t]spaɪˈri ə[/t]] n. pl. rae•as pln spirea …   From formal English to slang

  • Spiräe — Spi|räe 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Bot.〉 Spierstrauch, einer Gattung der Rosengewächse angehörender Zierstrauch: Spiraea [Etym.: <lat. spiraea, spirea; zu grch. speira »Windung, Schlinge«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Spiräe — Spi|räe die; , n <über lat. spiraea »Spierstrauch« aus gleichbed. gr. speiraía zu speĩra, vgl. ↑Spira> Pflanzengattung der Rosengewächse mit zahlreichen Ziersträuchern; Spierstrauch …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Spiräe — Spi|räe [ʃp... , auch sp... ], die; , n <griechisch> (Spierstrauch) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • spirea — spi•re•a or spiraea [[t]spaɪˈri ə[/t]] n. pl. re•as or rae•as pln any shrub of the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers: some are cultivated as ornamentals • Etymology: 1660–70; < NL, L spīraea < …   From formal English to slang

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