The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσπεῖρα“coil”
- English todayspirea
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
spirea
Today it means: Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers. Full definition →
Ancient Greek σπεῖρα