Often forced by florists for Easter blooming

• Flowering shrub
• A dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
• Garden shrub
• Meadowsweet
• Flowering shrub with white or pink flowers
• A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea
• Widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors

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

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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Spiraea , is a genus of about 80 to 100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae . They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere , with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia . The genus formerly included the herbaceous species now segregated into ...