meadowsweet

noun

mead·​ow·​sweet ˈme-dō-ˌswēt 

-də-

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

Examples of meadowsweet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The finish is long and crisp, with lingering notes of meadowsweet and a subtle herbal undertone, leaving a refreshing aftertaste. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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

The newest perfume, launching in spring, incorporates meadowsweet and wild ivy, which visitors can smell in the flourishing herb garden out back. — Serena Renner, National Geographic, 12 Mar. 2019

On McAvoy's property, five acres of wild raspberry and blueberry grew up and four acres of meadowsweet blossomed where forest had been cleared. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 20 Dec. 2017

Cardinal flower and white meadowsweet are in bloom, and several trees lay on the ground, freshly felled by the resident beaver. — James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 6 Aug. 2017

The creamy lotion, made with pure amber extract, relies on meadowsweet to tighten pores and absorb toxins and hyaluronic acid to stabilize the skin's water content. — Sarah Cristobal, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Sep. 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for meadowsweet

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete