spiraea

British  

/ spaɪˈrɪə /

noun

1. any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea, having sprays of small white or pink flowers See also meadowsweet hardhack

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Etymology

Origin of spiraea

C17: via Latin from Greek speiraia, from speira _spire ²

Example Sentences

In the mountains, the moths feed on plants that produce nectar and stay open at night, including blackcurrant and burning bushes, sand cherry, Russian olive, spiraea and rhubarb.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2020

Cold, drizzling rain dashed the white blooms of the spiraea bushes outside the yellow clapboard cottage.

From Time Magazine Archive

White spiraea, or meadow-sweet, crowds into every nook and corner of open ground, raising its graceful stems in almost tropical luxuriance by the brook-side.

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur

Moreover, the white-flowered Douglas spiraea and dwarf evergreen oak form graceful fringes along the narrower seams, wherever the slightest hold can be effected.

From The Mountains of California by Muir, John

The full moon shone; the wild spiraea sent forth its odor from the road side; steam ascended from the moor-lands; and the white mist floated over the meadows like the daughters of the elfin king.

From O. T. a Danish Romance by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)