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| a·stil·be [ ə stílbee ] (plural a·stil·bes or a·stil·be) |
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plant with plume-shaped flowers: a perennial plant widely cultivated in shady damp gardens. Flowers: plume-shaped. Native to: East Asia. Genus Astilbe.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, "not glittering" < Greek a- "not" + stilbos "glittering"] |
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