Heuchera
[hyoo-ker-uh] /ˈhyu kər ə/
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.
/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
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