heuchera

[ hyoo-ker-uh ]

/ ˈhyu kər ə /

noun

any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots.

Compare coral bells.

Origin of heuchera

<New Latin (Linnaeus), after Johann Heinreich von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist; see -a²

Words nearby heuchera

hetmanate, hettie, Hetty, het up, HEU, heuchera, heulandite, Heuneburg, heurige, heuristic, heuristics

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Example sentences from the Web for heuchera

This is found in the Heuchera, which is easily grown from seed and reaches a height of eighteen inches.
Garden Ornaments|Mary H. Northend
Cultivation and flowering period, the same as for the Heuchera.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers|John Wood
Mrs. Norton: I would suggest that hardy alum-root, or heuchera.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
Cultivation and flowering period, as described under Heuchera.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers|John Wood

In the front I find that a longish patch of Heuchera Richardsoni has about half the plants overgrown.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll

British Dictionary definitions for heuchera

heuchera

/ (ˈhjuːkərə) /

noun

any plant of the N. American genus Heuchera, with low-growing heart-shaped leaves and mostly red flowers carried in sprays on slender graceful stems: family SaxifragaceaeSee also alumroot

Word Origin for heuchera

named after J. H. Heucher (1677–1747), German doctor and botanist

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单词	heuchera
释义	heuchera [ hyoo-ker-uh ] / ˈhyu kər ə / noun any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots. Compare coral bells. Origin of heuchera <New Latin (Linnaeus), after Johann Heinreich von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist; see -a² Words nearby heuchera hetmanate, hettie, Hetty, het up, HEU, heuchera, heulandite, Heuneburg, heurige, heuristic, heuristics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heuchera This is found in the Heuchera, which is easily grown from seed and reaches a height of eighteen inches. Garden Ornaments\|Mary H. Northend Cultivation and flowering period, the same as for the Heuchera. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers\|John Wood Mrs. Norton: I would suggest that hardy alum-root, or heuchera. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916\|Various Cultivation and flowering period, as described under Heuchera. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers\|John Wood In the front I find that a longish patch of Heuchera Richardsoni has about half the plants overgrown. Wood and Garden\|Gertrude Jekyll British Dictionary definitions for heuchera heuchera / (ˈhjuːkərə) / noun any plant of the N. American genus Heuchera, with low-growing heart-shaped leaves and mostly red flowers carried in sprays on slender graceful stems: family SaxifragaceaeSee also alumroot Word Origin for heuchera named after J. H. Heucher (1677–1747), German doctor and botanist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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