Has sprays of small white or pink flowers

• Any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea
• A dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
• Garden shrub
• Shrub species - one from exotic area
• Widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiraeic \Spi*r[ae]"ic\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the meadowsweet ( Spir[ae]a ); formerly, designating an acid which is now called salicylic acid.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: spirea , Astilbe japonica ] any rosaceous plant of ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of spirea English)