meadowsweet
[
med
-oh-sweet]
/ˈmɛd oʊˌswit/
noun
1.
any plant belonging to the genus
Spiraea,
of the rose family, especially
S. latifolia,
having white or pink flowers.
2.
any plant of the closely related genus
Filipendula
(or
Ulmaria
).
Origin
1520-30;
meadow
+
sweet
Examples from the web for
meadowsweet
Shrubs include winterberry,
meadowsweet
, and others.
Slender willow dominates the shrub layer which also contains alder, red-osier dogwood, and white
meadowsweet
.
British Dictionary definitions for
meadowsweet
meadowsweet
/
ˈmɛdəʊˌswiːt
/
noun
1.
a Eurasian rosaceous plant,
Filipendula ulmaria,
with dense heads of small fragrant cream-coloured flowers
See also
dropwort
(sense 1)
2.
any of several North American rosaceous plants of the genus
Spiraea,
having pyramid-shaped sprays of small flowers