HyperDic: witch_alder

English > 1 sense of the expression witch alder:
NOUNplantwitch alder, fothergillaany 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
English > witch alder: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny 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.
Synonymfothergilla
Member ofgenus Fothergilla, Fothergillasmall genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishfothergilla

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