spirea

American  

[spahy-ree-uh] / spaɪˈri ə /

Or spiraea

noun

1. any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.

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Etymology

Origin of spirea

1660–70; < New Latin, Latin spīraea < Greek speiraía privet

Example Sentences

She lists the type of colorful foliage hikers can expect to see on each trip, from Geyer’s sedge to blue wildrye and rosy spirea.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

So others would feel the same way, he put out welcome mats: gardens at every entrance, colored with tulips and purple spirea shrubs, light pink impatiens or Japanese painted ferns.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2010

In the shadow of the spirea we keeled over, gasping in the grass.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

When we crept out from under the spirea bushes, we were in open country, so we needed to keep one eye on the sky.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

It has a curious short, gnarled trunk just as a cherry tree should; but, aside from that, it runs along the general lines of a spirea.

From Life's Minor Collisions by Warner, Frances Lester