meadowsweet
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meadowsweet
- /ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/ UK
- /ˈmɛdoʊˈswit/ US
Where it comes from
Corruption of mead sweet, from use in making mead.
noun meadowsweets
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A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
Similar: queen of the meadow, pride of the meadow, meadowwort, meadwort, meadow queen, lady of the meadow, dollof, meadsweet, bridewort
- Any plant of the genus Spiraea of the Rosaceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and consisting of about 80–100 species of shrubs.
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noun Filipendula ulmaria
| Español | reina de los prados, altarcina, florón |
|---|---|
| Português | ulmeira, ulmária |
| Français | reine-des-prés |
| Deutsch | Mädesüß |
| Italiano | olmaria |
| Română | crețușcă |
| Русский | та́волга távolga |
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