What is the meaning of 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.
  • Small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States.
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