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

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

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

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

As we walked up into the hills—the kuruma men were sent by an easier route—we passed plenty of sweet chestnuts Page 122 and saw large masses of blue single hydrangea and white and pink spirea.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson