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heuchera

/ˈhjuːkɨrə/

heuchera noun: any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.

Noun

heuchera (plural heucheras)

  1. Any 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

Forms of heuchera

pluralheucheras

Origin of heuchera

From the genus name, Heuchera.

Questions about heuchera

What does heuchera mean?
Heuchera means any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.
What part of speech is heuchera?
Heuchera is a noun.
How do you pronounce heuchera?
Heuchera is pronounced /ˈhjuːkɨrə/.
What is the plural of heuchera?
The plural of heuchera is heucheras.

Words near heuchera in the dictionary

  1. hetæra
  2. hetærism
  3. hetæræ
  4. HEU
  5. Heubeck
  6. heuchera
  7. heucheras
  8. Heuer
  9. heugh
  10. Heughan
  11. Heughligan

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