meadowsweet
nounUK /ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/ · US /ˈmɛdoʊˈswit/
Etymology Corruption of mead sweet, from use in making mead.
1
A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
2
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.
- Synonyms
- queen of the meadow, pride of the meadow, meadowwort, meadwort, meadow queen, lady of the meadow, dollof, meadsweet, bridewort
- Derived terms
- white meadowsweet