Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: spirea
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.

noun

Any of the flowering plants of the genus Astilbe.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -, σπεῖρα

Inflected Forms

spireas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aspirin spiral

Synonyms

spiraea astilbe japonica

Questions

What does spirea mean?: Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers.
Where does spirea come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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