Definition of "meadowsweet" []

• Either of two North American shrubs (Spiraea alba or S. latifolia) having umbel-shaped clusters of white flowers. (noun)
• Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Filipendula in the rose family. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One sense may bring dreams and echoes of another – you can see green water-shadows when the scent of meadowsweet is in the air, and hear remembered music when a certain light is on the hills."
• "- also called meadowsweet does well in the shade and offers tons of color choices although mostly in the red, pink, lavender family. eMail (will not be published) (required)"
• "But if you have a space to grow, why not begin in the garden, in conceiving original dried blends: meadowsweet, verbena, bergamot, gardenia, tuberose, thyme, honeysuckle, sage and violet."