Spiraea
See also: spiraea
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπειραία (speiraía, “privet”), from σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”), from the shape of its follicles.
Proper noun
Spiraea f
- 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
Descendants
References
- Spiraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Spiraea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Spiraea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Spiraea at USDA Plants database