spirea

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
noun any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

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

Doc, stealthy and wild-eyed, was shadowing her steps among the spirea bushes. — Rilla of Ingleside, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The white Spirea bush foamed like a wave against the wood-shed window. — Fairy Prince and Other Stories, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

spiraea, Astilbe japonica

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