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SAINT PETER'S WREATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saint Peter's wreath mean?
• SAINT PETER'S WREATH (noun)
The noun SAINT PETER'S WREATH has 1 sense:
1. shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
Familiarity information: SAINT PETER'S WREATH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bridal-wreath; bridal wreath; Saint Peter's wreath; Spiraea prunifolia; St. Peter's wreath
Hypernyms ("Saint Peter's wreath" is a kind of...):
spiraea; spirea (any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers)
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