Spiraea

See also: spiraea

Translingual

Spiraea salicifolia

Spiraea alba

Alternative forms

• Spiræa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπειραία (speiraía, “privet”), from σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”), from the shape of its follicles.

Proper noun

Spiraea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – 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; Spiraeeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spiraea salicifolia (willow spiraea) - type species; for other species see Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• Xerospiraea

Descendants

• English: spirea
• → Russian: спире́я (spiréja)

References

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