spiraea
/spaɪˈriːə/( <主美> 亦作spirea)
noun
1- a shrub of the rose family, with clusters of small white or pink flowers. Found throughout the northern hemisphere, it is widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.绣线菊属植物。
1.1
- Genus Spiraea, family Rosaceae.绣线菊属, 蔷薇科。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek speiraia, from speira 'a coil'.