- fumitories
- n. delicate European herb having grayish dissected leaves and purplish flowers
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
fumitories
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fumitory — /fyooh mi tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. fumitories. any plant of the genus Fumaria, esp. a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers. [1350 1400; alter. of earlier fumiterre, ME fumetere … Universalium
fumitory — /ˈfjumətri/ (say fyoohmuhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree) noun (plural fumitories) any plant of the genus Fumaria, of the family Fumariaceae, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, with finely dissected leaves and racemes of purplish flowers,… …
fumitory — [fyo͞o′mə tôr΄ē] n. pl. fumitories [ME fumeter < OFr fumeterre < ML fumus terrae, lit., smoke of the earth (see FUME & TERRAIN): so called from its smell] any of a genus (Fumaria) of plants of the fumitory family, with watery juice and… … English World dictionary
fumewort — noun 1. herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers • Syn: ↑fumeroot, ↑Corydalis solida • Hypernyms: ↑Corydalis, ↑genus Corydalis 2. delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used … Useful english dictionary
