Spiraeic

Spi`rae´ic

a. 1. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the meadowsweet (Spiræa); formerly, designating an acid which is now called salicylic acid.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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