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steeplebush

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stee⋅ple⋅bush

  [stee-puhl-boosh]
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–noun
the hardhack.
Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; steeple + bush 1 ; so called because of its steeplelike blossom shoots
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hard·hack   (härd'hāk')   
n.  A woody plant (Spiraea tomentosa) of eastern North America, having leaves with rusty down on the undersides and spikelike clusters of small, rose-purple flowers. Also called steeplebush.
stee·ple·bush   (stē'pəl-bŏŏsh')   
n.  See hardhack.
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