heuchera

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhjuːkərə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅′kər ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
heu•cher•a  (hyo̅o̅′kər ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, having clusters of small, cup-shaped flowers, esp. the alumroots. Cf. coral bells.
  • Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), after Johann Heinreich von Heucher (1677–1747), German botanist; see -a2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heuchera /ˈhjuːkərə/ n
  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
Etymology: named after J. H. Heucher (1677–1747), German doctor and botanist
'heuchera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alumroot - coral bells

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