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astilbe
| astilbe biternata
| astilbe chinensis pumila
| astilbe japonica
| astipulate
| astipulation
astilbe
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun astilbe has 1 sense
- astilbe(n = noun.plant) Array - any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers; Array is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus astilbe
has particulars: astilbe biternata, false goatsbeard, astilbe chinensis pumila, dwarf astilbe, astilbe japonica, spiraea, spirea
OXFORD DICTIONARY
astilbe, n. any plant of the genus Astilbe, with plumelike heads of tiny white or red flowers.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk a- not + stilbe fem. of stilbos glittering, from the inconspicuous (individual) flowers
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