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spirea

spi·re·a [ spī r ə ] (plural spi·re·as) or spi·rae·a [ spī r ə ] (plural spi·rae·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
flowering bush: an ornamental flowering bush. Flowers: small white or pink, in dense clusters. Native to: northern hemisphere.  Genus Spiraea.

[Mid-17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek speiraia "privet" < speira "coil"]
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