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noun
Any of the low-growing, flowering deciduous shrubs of the genus Fothergilla, native to woodland and swamps of the southeastern United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fothergilla
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
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