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Noun: meadowsweet  'me-dow,sweet
  1. Any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
    "The meadowsweet's sweet fragrance filled the air";
    - spirea [N. Amer], spiraea

Derived forms: meadowsweets

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Spiraea, Spiraea

Encyclopedia: Meadowsweet