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Definition of Spiraea tomentosa

Spiraea tomentosa
Steeple Stee"ple, n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st?pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. ``A weathercock on a steeple.' --Shak. Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood. Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spir[ae]a tomentosa) having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers; hardhack. Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc. Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a horse trained to run in a steeple chase. Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having the cylinder beneath the crosshead. Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Spiraea tomentosa
Hardhack Hard"hack`, n. (Bot.) A very astringent shrub (Spir[ae]a tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa in also called by this name.

Meaning of Spiraea tomentosa from wikipedia

- Spiraea tomentosa, commonly known as steeplebush, meadowsweet, or hardhack, or eastern hardhack, is a flowering plant native to the eastern United States...
- Spiraea tomentosa – hardhack, steeplebush Spiraea trichocarpa – Korean meadow spiraea Spiraea trilobata – Asian meadowsweet Spiraea veitchii Spiraea virginiana...
- name for several plants and may refer to: Spiraea douglasii, native to western North America Spiraea tomentosa, native to eastern North America This page...
- ****anese meadowsweet Spiraea tomentosa or meadowsweet, native to the United States and Canada Spiraea trilobata or Asian meadosweet Spiraea virginiana or Virginia...
- Rosa tomentosa, otherwise known as the harsh downy-rose, is a species of wild rose. It is a shrub growing to about 3 metres (10 ft). It is found in Asia...
- pink, conical wildflower that grows there known as Steeplebush or Spiraea tomentosa. The Society opened the house for tours in 2010. Steepletop is a 500-acre...
- kirilowii (Regel) Maxim. Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A.Braun – false spiraea Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder – AGM "Sorbaria (Ser.) A.Braun". Plants of the...
- rubrum, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Clethra alnifolia, Sphagnum sp., Spiraea tomentosa, Vaccinium corymbosum, Carex stricta, Carex vesicaria, and Scirpus...
- Spiraea splendens — rose meadowsweet Spiraea stevenii — Steven's spiræa Spiraea tomentosa — hardhack spiræa Spiraea x pyramidata — pyramidal spiræa Waldsteinia...
- Sorbaria tomentosa, the Himalayan sorbaria or Kashmir false spirea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A shrub with white flowers...