Meaning Of The Word Fumitory

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fumitory in American English
any of a genus (Fumaria) of plants of the fumitory family, with watery juice and spurred flowers, formerly used in medicine
designating a family (Fumariaceae, order Papaverales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the dicentras and corydalises
noun: any plant of the genus Fumaria, esp. a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers

fumitory in British English
noun: any plant of the chiefly European genus Fumaria, esp F. officinalis, having spurred flowers and formerly used medicinally: family Fumariaceae

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