What does "fumitory" mean?

Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

Fumitory

Common synonyms include: fumaria officinalis, common fumitory, fumaria genus, fumaria group, fumeroot, fumewort.

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Noun

1
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia. countable, uncountable
2
delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally wordnet

From late Middle English fumyter (with remodelling of suffix), from Old French fumeterre, from Latin fūmus terrae.