Meaning of FUMITORY
Pronunciation: | | 'fyoomi`towree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| 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 |
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| See Also: | | Fumaria, genus Fumaria, herb, herbaceous plant | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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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