Shrub of the rose family
The crossword clue "Shrub of the rose family" is answered by SPIREA, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SPIREA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPIREA answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- SPIRAEA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPIREA
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPIREA, most used first.
- Rose family shrub - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
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- Flowering shrub - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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