SPIRÆA
\spˈɪɹɑː], \spˈɪɹɑː], \s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɑː]\
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sp[=i]-r[=e]'a, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Rosaceæ, containing many species of herbaceous plants and low deciduous shrubs--Dropwort, Meadow-sweet, &c. [L.,--Gr. speiraia, meadow-sweet--speira, a coil.]
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