alumroot

al·um·root  (lm-rt, -rt)

n.

Any of various North American perennials of the genus Heuchera having palmately lobed basal leaves and leafless stalks bearing numerous small greenish, white, or reddish flowers.

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[From the use of its root as an astringent.]

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alumroot [ˈæləmˌruːt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the root of such a plant

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alumroot - any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera alumbloom herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Heuchera, Heuchera - genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers Heuchera americana, rock geranium - plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems Heuchera cylindrica, poker alumroot, poker heuchera - 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 coralbells, Heuchera sanguinea - perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental