spiraea
English Thesaurus
1. a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae (noun.plant)
| member holonym | : | spiraea, spirea, |
| definition | : | any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family rosaceae, rosaceae, rose family, |
| definition | : | a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens (noun.plant) |
2. any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | bush, shrub, |
| definition | : | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus spiraea, spiraea, |
| definition | : | a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae (noun.plant) |
3. 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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | astilbe, |
| definition | : | any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers (noun.plant) |
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