Meadowsweet

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmÉ›dəʊswiːt/
• US IPA: /ˈmÉ›doʊˈswit/

Full definition of meadowsweet

Noun

1. (botany) A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
2. (botany) A common name for the genus Spiraea of the Rosaceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and consisting of about 80-100 species of shrubs.

Synonyms

• (Filipendula ulmaria) queen of the meadow, pride of the meadow, meadowwort, meadwort, meadow queen, lady of the meadow, dollof, meadsweet, bridewort

Derived terms