noun
small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
• Syn: ↑Fothergilla
• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidaceae, ↑family Hamamelidaceae, ↑witch-hazel family
• Member Meronyms: ↑fothergilla, ↑witch alder
Useful english dictionary. 2012.