Fothergilla

Fothergilla
noun
small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
• Syn: ↑genus Fothergilla
• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
• Member Meronyms: ↑fothergilla, ↑witch alder

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\\ˌfäthə(r)ˈgilə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from John Fothergill died 1780 British physician and botanist
1. capitalized : a small genus (family Hamamelidaceae) of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States that have alternate coarsely toothed leaves with petioles and stipules and bear white apetalous flowers in terminal heads or spikes
2. -s : any plant of the genus Fothergilla — called also witch alder

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fothergilla /fo-dhər-gilˈə/
noun
Any plant of the Fothergilla genus of N American deciduous shrubs of the witch-hazel family (Hamamelidaceae), also called witch-alder
ORIGIN: Dr John Fothergill, 18c British physician and botanist

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