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Garden shrub
Answer for the clue "Garden shrub ", 7 letters:
spiraea
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Word definitions for spiraea in dictionaries
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.
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 ...
Usage examples of spiraea.
Not long ago I was cutting away a thicket of wild spiraea which was crowding in upon the cultivated land.