alumroot (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *alumroot*:
NOUN	plant	alumroot, alumbloom	any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera

English > *alumroot*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera.
Synonym	alumbloom
Member of	Heuchera, genus Heuchera	genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
Narrower	coralbells, Heuchera sanguinea	perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes
	poker alumroot, poker heuchera, Heuchera cylindrica	plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part
	rock geranium, Heuchera americana	plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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