foamflower

[ fohm-flou-er ]

noun
  1. a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.

Origin of foamflower

1
First recorded in 1890–95; foam + flower

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British Dictionary definitions for foamflower

foamflower

/ (ˈfəʊmˌflaʊə) /


noun
  1. a perennial saxifragaceous plant, Tiarella cordifolia, of North America and Asia, having spring-blooming white flowers

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