astilbe

Noun

a=stil=be

WORDNET DICTIONARY

astilbe(n = noun.plant) - any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers;

is a member of genus astilbe

has particulars: astilbe biternata, false goatsbeard, astilbe chinensis pumila, dwarf astilbe, astilbe japonica, spiraea, spirea

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