alumroot

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noun

Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.

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Meanings

nounalumroot (plural alumroots)

plural alumroots

  1. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
  2. Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several herbs of the genus Heuchera

Similar
alumbloom
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
coral bellssatinleaf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From alum + root.

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Translations

Danish alunrod
  • alunrodPlant of the genus Heuchera
Finnish keijunkukat
  • keijunkukatPlant of the genus Heuchera
French heuchère
  • heuchèrePlant of the genus Heuchera
German Purpurglöckchen
  • PurpurglöckchenPlant of the genus Heuchera
Hungarian tűzeső
  • tűzesőPlant of the genus Heuchera
Polish żurawka
  • żurawkaPlant of the genus Heuchera
Portuguese heuchera
  • heucheraPlant of the genus Heuchera
Russian гейхера
  • гейхера (gejxera)Plant of the genus Heuchera
Swedish alunrot
  • alunrotPlant of the genus Heuchera
Ukrainian гейхера
  • гейхера (hejxera)Plant of the genus Heuchera
Cite this entry
APA

alumroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumroot

MLA

“alumroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alumroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumroot.

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