Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various North American perennials of the genus Heuchera having palmately lobed basal leaves and leafless stalks bearing numerous small greenish, white, or reddish flowers.
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- noun Any of several
perennial herbs , of the genus Heuchera, native toNorth America
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the use of its root as an astringent.]
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Examples
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It had been a small alumroot, not enough really to hurt the huge snake; and anyway, alum was not generally fatal.
Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983
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The alumroot was ripped out of the ground and crunched to pieces, its juices squirting.
Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983
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