hardhack
[
hahrd
-hak]
/ˈhɑrdˌhæk/
noun
1.
a woolly-leaved North American shrub,
Spiraea tomentosa,
of the rose family, having short, spikelike clusters of rose-colored flowers.
2.
shrubby cinquefoil
.
Origin
1805-15,
Americanism;
hard
+
hack
1
British Dictionary definitions for
hardhack
hardhack
/
ˈhɑːdˌhæk
/
noun
1.
a woody North American rosaceous plant,
Spiraea tomentosa,
with downy leaves and tapering clusters of small pink or white flowers
Also called
steeplebush