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

Not long ago I was cutting away a thicket of wild spiraea which was crowding in upon the cultivated land.

From Great Possessions by Grayson, David

Blooming underbrush becomes abundant,—azalea, spiraea, and the brier-rose weaving fringes for the streams, and shaggy rugs to relieve the stern, unflinching rock-bosses.

From The Mountains of California by Muir, John

Bryanthus, a beautiful flowering heathwort, flourishes a few hundred feet above the timberline, accompanied with kalmia and spiraea.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John