Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of polypetalous plants, of the order Saxifragaceæ and tribe Saxifrageæ.

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  • noun Any of several woodland plants of the genus Tiarella; the foamflowers

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  • noun small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Tiārella, genus name, from diminutive of Latin tiāra, tall conical headress of the ancient Persians (the genus being so called because its pistils resemble a papal tiara in shape); see tiara.]

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Examples

  • I moved most of mine to a more-open area after it began to worm its way into nearby foamflowers (tiarella) and lady's mantle (alchemilla).

    Garden Thugs Bart Ziegler 2010

  • I moved most of mine to a more-open area after it began to worm its way into nearby foamflowers (tiarella) and lady's mantle (alchemilla).

    Garden Thugs Bart Ziegler 2010

  • I moved most of mine to a more-open area after it began to worm its way into nearby foamflowers (tiarella) and lady's mantle (alchemilla).

    Garden Thugs Bart Ziegler 2010

  • I moved most of mine to a more-open area after it began to worm its way into nearby foamflowers (tiarella) and lady's mantle (alchemilla).

    Garden Thugs Bart Ziegler 2010

  • These hybrids between heuchera and tiarella spread a little more than heucheras, and I especially like 'Brass Lantern', which makes an unusually large plant, 20in across but 24in tall.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Heuchera, tiarella and tellima all share the same growth pattern of a low mound of leaf beneath tall, fragile shimmers of flowering spikes that are, individually, hardly more than dots of colour but collectively work really well.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • The master gardener conducted a tour last week of the lush private shade gardens surrounding her colonial home, pointing out plant species visitors had never heard of, like tiarella, and noting the many shades of green plants she intentionally uses.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • Heucheras and heucherellas (a heuchera and tiarella Get alerts when there is a new article from the Des Moines Gardening Examiner.

    WN.com - Articles related to This Diwali, books and plants replace sweets 2009

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