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fumitory

fu·mi·to·ry [ fymi tàwree ] (plural fu·mi·to·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
herbaceous plant: a sprawling herbaceous plant with deeply divided leaves and acrid-smelling roots. Flowers: pink or white, pouch-shaped. Native to: Europe.  Genus Fumaria.

[14th century. Via Old French fumeterre< medieval Latin fumus terrae "smoke of the earth"; from its grayish foliage]
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