fothergilla
n 1: 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 [syn: {fothergilla},
{witch alder}]
2: small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United
States [syn: {genus Fothergilla}, {Fothergilla}]