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figwort
(fig′wʉrt′)
adjective
designating a large family (Scrophulariaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the foxglove and snapdragon
noun
any of a genus (Scrophularia) of plants of the figwort family, with square stems and small flowers
See figwort in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Scrophularia having loose branching clusters of small greenish or purple flowers.
Origin:
Origin: fig1, piles (obsolete)
Origin: + wort1 (from its use as a folk medicine)
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