alumroot — ☆ alumroot [al′əm ro͞ot΄ ] n. any of several North American plants of a genus (Heuchera) of the saxifrage family, with tiny, bell shaped flowers and an astringent root; esp., coral bells … English World dictionary
alumroot — smulkiažiedė alūnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Uolaskėlinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Heuchera micrantha), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Heuchera micrantha angl. alumroot šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
alumroot — noun any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera • Syn: ↑alumbloom • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑rock geranium, ↑Heuchera americana, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alumroot — noun Date: 1813 any of a genus (Heuchera) of North American herbs of the saxifrage family having basal rounded or lobed toothed leaves; especially one (H. americana) of eastern North America … New Collegiate Dictionary
alumroot — noun Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America … Wiktionary
alumroot — al·um·root … English syllables
alumroot — al•um•root [[t]ˈæl əmˌrut, ˌrʊt[/t]] n. pln any of several North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, esp. H. americana, having mottled foliage, greenish white flowers, and an astringent root • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
alumroot — /ˈæləmrut/ (say aluhmrooht) noun 1. any of several plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, with astringent roots, especially H. sanguinea. 2. the root. Also, alumstone …
false alumroot — noun plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho • Syn: ↑fringe cups, ↑Tellima grandiflora • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
poker alumroot — noun plant with leathery heart shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America • Syn: ↑poker heuchera, ↑Heuchera cylindrica • Hypernyms: ↑alumroot, ↑alumbloom • … Useful english dictionary