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ASTILBE JAPONICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Astilbe japonica mean? 

ASTILBE JAPONICA (noun)
  The noun ASTILBE JAPONICA has 1 sense:

1. 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 bloomingplay

  Familiarity information: ASTILBE JAPONICA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASTILBE JAPONICA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Astilbe japonica; spiraea; spirea

Hypernyms ("Astilbe japonica" is a kind of...):

astilbe (any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers)


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