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Delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers
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fumitory
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A plant of the taxonomic genus ''Fumaria'', which are annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn: fumewort , fumeroot , Fumaria officinalis ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fumitory \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 ...
Usage examples of fumitory.
The famous physician, John of Milan, extolled Fumitory as a sovereign remedy against malarious fever.
It alighted on a flower of the fumitory and stayed there, basking in the evening sun, its wings spread, then fluttering a little before they fanned out again.
A day or two you shall have digestives Of worms before you take your laxatives Of laurel, centuary, and fumitory, Or else of hellebore purificatory, Or caper spurge, or else of dogwood berry, Or herb ivy, all in our yard so merry.