NOUN | plant | witch alder, fothergilla | 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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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 | fothergilla | |
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 |
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