Sorbaria

noun

Sor·​bar·​ia

sȯ(r)ˈba(a)rēə

: a small genus of Asiatic shrubs (family Rosaceae) with some compound leaves (as at the base) and panicles of white flowers with 5 to 8 pistils

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sorbus + -aria

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