spirea

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Any of various shrubs of the genus Spiraea of the rose family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers and including bridal wreath, hardhack, and meadowsweet.

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Any of many flowering shrubs, of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers

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The unrelated astilbe

noun

any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

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a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming