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fumitory family — noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman s breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn • Syn: ↑Fumariaceae, ↑family Fumariaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fumitory — [fyo͞o′mə tôr΄ē] n. pl. fumitories [ME fumeter < OFr fumeterre < ML fumus terrae, lit., smoke of the earth (see FUME & TERRAIN): so called from its smell] any of a genus (Fumaria) of plants of the fumitory family, with watery juice and… … English World dictionary
family Fumariaceae — noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman s breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn • Syn: ↑Fumariaceae, ↑fumitory family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fumitory — noun Etymology: Middle English fumeterre, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin fumus terrae, literally, smoke of the earth, from Latin fumus + terrae, genitive of terra earth more at terrace Date: 14th century any of a genus (Fumaria of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fumitory — /fyooh mi tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. fumitories. any plant of the genus Fumaria, esp. a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers. [1350 1400; alter. of earlier fumiterre, ME fumetere … Universalium
fumitory — noun A plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria, which are annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia … Wiktionary
fumitory — /ˈfjumətri/ (say fyoohmuhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree) noun (plural fumitories) any plant of the genus Fumaria, of the family Fumariaceae, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, with finely dissected leaves and racemes of purplish flowers,… …
dilleniid dicot family — noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Capparidaceae, ↑family Capparidaceae, ↑caper family, ↑Cruciferae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family F — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Fabaceae * Amorpha canescens downy indigobush * Amorpha fruticosa false indigobush * Amorpha nana… … Wikipedia
Fumaria — noun annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base • Syn: ↑genus Fumaria • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Fumariaceae, ↑family Fumariaceae, ↑fumitory family … Useful english dictionary
