astilbe

astilbe [uh-stil-bee] Word Origin noun

1. any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.

Origin of astilbe 1825; New Latin, equivalent to a- a-6 + Greek stilbḗ, feminine of stilbós glittering British Dictionary definitions for astilbe astilbe noun

1. any perennial saxifragaceous plant of the genus Astilbe of E Asia and North America: cultivated for their ornamental spikes or panicles of pink or white flowers

Word Origin for astilbe C19: New Latin, from Greek: not glittering, from a- 1 + stilbē, from stilbein to glitter; referring to its inconspicuous individual flowers