fothergilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    witch alder.
  2. noun small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
    genus Fothergilla.

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