Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

alumroot

[al-uh m-root, -roo t]
See more synonyms for alumroot on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. any of several North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, especially H. americana, having mottled foliage and greenish-white flowers.
  2. the root of any of these plants, used as an astringent.
Show More

Origin of alumroot

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; alum1 + root1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for alumroot

alumroot

noun
  1. any of several North American plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, having small white, reddish, or green bell-shaped flowers and astringent roots
  2. the root of such a plant
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012