[spahy-ree-uh] 
| any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals. |
| a·stil·be (ə-stĭl'bē) n. Any of various chiefly eastern Asian perennial herbs of the genus Astilbe, having compound basal leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers. Also called spirea. [New Latin astilbē : a-1 + Greek stilbos, glittering.] |
| spi·re·a also spi·rae·a (spī-rē'ə) n.
[Latin spīraea, meadowsweet, from Greek speiraia, privet, from speira, coil.] |
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