Spiraea

See also: spiraea

Translingual

Spiraea alba

Alternative forms

• Spiræa

Etymology

New Latin, latinized form of Ancient Greek σπείρα (speíra, “wreath, coil, twist”), from the shape of its follicles, from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).

Proper noun

Spiraea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the spireas and certain meadowsweets.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily;  - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus):  - type species; for species see Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spiraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spiraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Spiraea at USDA Plants database