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/stee"peuhl boosh'/, n.the hardhack.[1810-20, Amer.; STEEPLE + BUSH1; so called because of its steeplelike blossom shoots]
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steeplebush — ☆ steeplebush [stē′pəlboosh΄ ] n. [from the steeplelike shape of the flower clusters] a shrub (Spiraea tomentosa) of the rose family, with clusters of pink, purple, or sometimes white flowers and hairy leaves, native to the E U.S … English World dictionary
steeplebush — šlaitinė lanksva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Spiraea douglasii), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Spiraea douglasii angl. Douglas spirea; steeplebush šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
steeplebush — noun Date: circa 1818 hardhack … New Collegiate Dictionary
steeplebush — noun Spiraea tomentosa, a plant with narrow pyramidal clusters of flowers and a dense woolly tomentum. Syn: hardhack … Wiktionary
steeplebush — stee•ple•bush [[t]ˈsti pəlˌbʊʃ[/t]] n. hardhack • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
steeplebush — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its steeplelike inflorescences : hardhack 1 * * * /stee peuhl boosh /, n. the hardhack. [1810 20, Amer.; STEEPLE + BUSH1; so called because of its steeplelike blossom shoots] * * * steepˈlebush noun… … Useful english dictionary
Spiraea tomentosa — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Steeplebush status = secure image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae subfamilia = Spiraeoideae genus = Spiraea species = S. tomentosa… … Wikipedia
Spiraea — For the European and west Asian herb, see Meadowsweet. Taxobox name = Spiraea image width = 240px image caption = Spiraea regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae subfamilia = Spiraeoideae … Wikipedia
Spiraea douglasii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
hardhack — noun A plant, the steeplebush … Wiktionary
