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noun
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
celandine
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: woody plant, ligneous plant
History
From Old English fīcwyrt, equivalent to fig + wort.
Across languages
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