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noun
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria officinalis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From late Middle English fumyter (with remodelling of suffix), from Old French fumeterre, from Latin fūmus terrae.
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