Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fothergilla

2 senses of fothergilla

Sense 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)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
genus Fothergilla, Fothergilla -- (small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States)
       => plant genus -- (a genus of plants)