Associations to the word «Clethra»

Wiktionary

CLETHRA, noun. Any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters.
CLETHRA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Clethraceae   — shrubs and trees, evergreen or deciduous, with clustered flowers, the species being in many temperate and subtropical parts of Asia and the Western hemisphere.
CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clethraceae   — the coastal sweetpepperbush.

Dictionary definition

CLETHRA, noun. Type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet.

Wise words

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