| NOUN | plant | fothergilla, witch alder | any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color |
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| plant | Fothergilla, genus Fothergilla | small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States |
| Meaning | Any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains. | |
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| Synonym | witch alder | |
| Member of | genus Fothergilla, Fothergilla | small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Spanish | fothergilla | |
| Meaning | small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States. | |
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| Synonym | genus Fothergilla | |
| Member of | Hamamelidaceae, family Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family | Comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera |
| Members | fothergilla, witch alder | Any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color |
| Broader | plant genus | A genus of plants |
| Spanish | genus fothergilla | |
| Catalan | genus fothergilla | |
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