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meadow sweet

[med-oh-sweet]

mead·ow·sweet

[med-oh-sweet]
noun
1.
any plant belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, especially S. latifolia, having white or pink flowers.
2.
any plant of the closely related genus Filipendula (or Ulmaria).

Origin:
1520–30; meadow + sweet
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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