meadowsweet

noun

1
: any of several spireas
especially : a North American native or naturalized spirea (such as Spiraea alba and S. latifolia)
2
: any of a genus (Filipendula) of herbs closely related to the spireas

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All around are willows, willow herb, and meadowsweet. James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 A couple of other noteworthy ingredients are raspberry ketone which increases skin's firmness, and meadowsweet which acts as an anti-inflammatory, keeping puffiness at bay. Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of meadowsweet was in 1530

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“Meadowsweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadowsweet. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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