steeplebush

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Definitions of steeplebush word

noun steeplebush the hardhack. 1
noun steeplebush 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. 0

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20, Americanism; steeple + bush1; so called because of its steeplelike blossom shoots

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