heuchera

[ hyoo-ker-uh ]

noun

1. any of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, especially the alumroots.

heuchera

/ ˈhjuːkərə /

noun

1. any plant of the N. American genus Heuchera, with low-growing heart-shaped leaves and mostly red flowers carried in sprays on slender graceful stems: family Saxifragaceae See also alumroot

Word History and Origins

Origin of heuchera¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Johann Heinreich von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist; -a ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of heuchera¹

named after J. H. Heucher (1677–1747), German doctor and botanist

Example Sentences

In the front I find that a longish patch of Heuchera Richardsoni has about half the plants overgrown.

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Cultivation and flowering period are described under Heuchera.

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This is found in the Heuchera, which is easily grown from seed and reaches a height of eighteen inches.

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Cultivation and flowering period, as described under Heuchera.

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Cultivation and flowering period, the same as for the Heuchera.

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