Spiraea
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See also: spiraea
Translingual
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σπειραία (speiraía, “privet”), from σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”), from the shape of its follicles.
Proper noun
[edit]Spiraea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – spireas and certain meadowsweets.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Spiraeeae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Spiraea salicifolia (willow spiraea) - type species; for other species see
Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spiraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spiraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Spiraea at USDA Plants database