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Meaning of FUMITORY

Pronunciation:  'fyoomi`towree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
 
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 Synonyms: Fumaria officinalis, fumeroot, fumewort
 
 See Also: Fumaria, genus Fumaria, herb, herbaceous plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fu"mi*to*ry\, n. [OE. fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop.,
smoke of the ground, fr. L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See
{Fume}, and {Terrace}.] (Bot.)
The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria,
annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves
and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes. {F.
officinalis} is a common species, and was formerly used as an
antiscorbutic.
{Climbing fumitory} (Bot.), the Alleghany vine ({Adlumia
   cirrhosa}); a biennial climbing plant with elegant
   feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or
   pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice.
 

 

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