"heuchera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heucheras [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} heuchera (plural heucheras)
  1. Any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot. Categories (lifeform): Saxifragales order plants

Inflected forms

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