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Fothergilla

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Noun

1. 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; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains

2. fothergilla, genus fothergilla

small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fothergilla

see synonyms of fothergilla
noun
any of the deciduous shrub species in the witch-hazel family
. Also called: witch alder

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