Definitions for spirea

spirea spi·re·a

Spelling: [spahy-ree-uh]
IPA: /spaɪˈri ə/

Spirea is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 200 anagrams from letters in spirea (aeiprs).

Definitions for spirea

noun

  1. any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.

Origin of spirea

1660-70; New Latin, Latin spīraea Greek speiraía privet

Examples for spirea

In fact, attempt to train a spirea and the chances are that you will spoil it.

Quite as popular as the spirea is the Deutzia, throughout the middle section of the northern states.

spirea Anthony Waterer is a fine plant in late summer, having pink umbels of flowers and a habit somewhat like the valerian.

Just at dawn, in a dew-drenched thicket of spirea, I found three nests not six feet apart.

The hardy ornamental shrubs, honeysuckle, lilac, mock-orange and spirea Van Houttii can be grown here.

Word Value for spirea
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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