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Answer for the clue "A Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea ", 7 letters:
spiraea

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n. (alternative form of spirea English)

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 ...

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.

Usage examples of spiraea.

Not long ago I was cutting away a thicket of wild spiraea which was crowding in upon the cultivated land.