witch alder

noun

Any of the low-growing, flowering deciduous shrubs of the genus Fothergilla, native to woodland and swamps of the southeastern United States.

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fothergilla
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Meanings

nounwitch alder (plural witch alders)

plural witch alders

  1. Any of the low-growing, flowering deciduous shrubs of the genus Fothergilla, native to woodland and swamps of the southeastern United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany 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

Similar
fothergilla
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
fothergilla

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

witch alder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20alder

MLA

“witch alder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20alder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witch alder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20alder.

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