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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fumaria officinalisfumerootfumewort

Etymology

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

Related phrases

yellow fumitory

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