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Meaning of SCROPHULARIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
 
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 Synonyms: genus Scrophularia
 
 See Also: asterid dicot genus, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it
was reputed to be remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.)
A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled
cymes; figwort.
 
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