heuchera

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/ˈhjuːkɨrə/

noun

Any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.

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Meanings

nounheuchera (plural heucheras)

plural heucheras

  1. biologyAny of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.

    Silver plants bring out the colors of everything else: purple gomphrenas, lime-green nicotianas, the apricot leaves of Caramel, a tough heuchera that can take humidity.

    2007 August 16, Anne Raver, “A Connecticut Hillside of Feisty Beauties”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. translingualHeuchera
  2. translingualHeuchera
  3. Englishheuchera

From the genus name, Heuchera.

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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
Italian heuchera
  • heucheraPlant 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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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