Definitions for spiraea

Overview of noun spiraea

The noun spiraea has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. spirea, spiraea, Astilbe japonica

(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. spirea, spiraea

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

3. Spiraea, genus Spiraea

(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae)