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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