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alumbloom

DEFINITIONS OF: alumbloom

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n any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera

Synonyms:
alumroot
Types:
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
Heuchera sanguinea, coralbells
perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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