foamflower

foam·flow·er

 (fōm′flou′ər)

n.

Any of several woodland plants of the genus Tiarella of North America and Asia, having palmate basal leaves and a narrow cluster of small delicate white or pink flowers and often grown as ornamentals. Also called tiarella.

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foamflower

(ˈfəʊmˌflaʊə)

n

(Plants) a perennial saxifragaceous plant, Tiarella cordifolia, of North America and Asia, having spring-blooming white flowers

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foam•flow•er

(ˈfoʊmˌflaʊ ər)

n.

a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, of the saxifrage family, having small, white flowers.

[1890–95]

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Noun

1.

foamflower - stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant coolwart, Tiarella cordifolia, false miterwort, false mitrewort 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 Tiarella, Tiarella - small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers

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