bridal wreath

American  

noun

1. any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, especially S. prunifolia, having finely toothed ovate leaves and sprays of small white flowers.

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bridal wreath British  

noun

1. any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea , esp S. prunifolia , cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers

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Etymology

Origin of bridal wreath

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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bridal wreath

Atlanta was abloom with narcissus, forsythia and bridal wreath.

From Time Magazine Archive

I’m not lying, she had the hostas, the ferns, and the sweet marjoram planted before I got back with the bridal wreath, and the bridal wreath planted before I got back with the roses.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

She had dug up a bridal wreath as tall as Ben and wrapped it in burlap.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

She wove on bewildered and out of breath: 'My bridal wreath.'

From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson

You are offering me flowers, it seems, not for a bridal wreath, but for a funeral urn.”

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman