English dictionary



Hint: Asterisk (*) is a wildcard. Asterisk substitutes zero or more characters.

English noun: fothergilla

1. fothergilla (plant) 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


Synonymswitch alder


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymFothergilla, genus Fothergilla

2. Fothergilla (plant) small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States


Synonymsgenus Fothergilla


Broader (hypernym)plant genus


Member holonymfothergilla, witch alder


Member meronymfamily Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk