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witch alder

American  

noun

  1. a shrub, Fothergilla gardenii, of the witch hazel family, native to the southeastern U.S., having spikes of white flowers that bloom before the leaves appear.

Etymology

Origin of witch alder

1810–20, see witch hazel, wych elm

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