meadowsweet: Meaning and Definition of

mead•ow•sweet

Pronunciation: (med'ō-swēt"), [key]
— n.
  1. any plant belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, esp. S. latifolia, having white or pink flowers.
  2. any plant of the closely related genus Filipendula (or Ulmaria).
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