Dictionary

1. (

• fothergilla ,
• witch_alder

) 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 ;

2. (

• genus_Fothergilla ,
• Fothergilla ,

) small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States ;