SPIREA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spirea mean? 

• SPIREA (noun)
  The noun SPIREA has 2 senses:

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 blooming

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

  Familiarity information: SPIREA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIREA (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 ("spirea" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

spiraea; spirea

Hypernyms ("spirea" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spirea"):

bridal-wreath; bridal wreath; Saint Peter's wreath; Spiraea prunifolia; St. Peter's wreath (shrub having copious small white flowers in spring)

Holonyms ("spirea" is a member of...):

genus Spiraea; Spiraea (a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae)