Synonyms for Fothergilla (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (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):
witch alder
WordNet sense 2 (small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States):
genus Fothergilla
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