# meadowsweet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Corruption of mead sweet, from use in making mead.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meadowsweet