Spiraea, genus Spiraea
(noun) a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
spirea, spiraea
(noun) any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
spirea, spiraea, Astilbe japonica
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spiraea (plural spiraeas)
Alternative form of spirea
Source: Wiktionary
Spi*ræ"a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of shrubs or perennial herbs including the meadowsweet and the hardhack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
