- american witch alder
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A: a shrub (Fothergilla gardeni) of the southeastern United States with hairy foliage and fruits and catkinlike spikes of apetalous flowers
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Alder (disambiguation) — Alder is the common name of Alnus , a genus of shrubs and small trees. It may also denote: *dwarf alder, common name of several plants *witch alder, plants of genus Fothergilla *Alder, Montana *Alder (crater), lunar crater *Alder (Pendragon… … Wikipedia
witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel. * … Universalium
White alder — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White witch — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wych-alder — n. an American plant, Fothergilla gardenii, with alder like leaves. * * * wychˈ alder noun Any of a genus of N American shrubs related to the witch hazel • • • Main Entry: ↑wych … Useful english dictionary
Saxifragales — ▪ plant order Introduction the saxifrage order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 16 families, 112 genera, and nearly 2,500 species. It belongs to the core eudicots, and, although its phylogenetic position is not well resolved, it … Universalium
Fothergilla — noun small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States • Syn: ↑genus Fothergilla • Hypernyms: ↑plant genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidaceae, ↑family Hamamelidaceae, ↑witch hazel family … Useful english dictionary
fothergilla — 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 • Syn: ↑witch alder •… … Useful english dictionary
Hamamelidaceae — Taxobox name = Hamamelidaceae image width = 245px image caption = Flowers of Fothergilla major (Witch alder) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Saxifragales familia = Hamamelidaceae familia authority = R.… … Wikipedia
Flora of Arkansas — Arkansas has many rare and fascinating plant life. Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region. Here is a list of just some of its unique plant life diversity. Rare Species A*Amorpha quachitensis Ouachita leadplant… … Wikipedia
