fumitory

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Etymology

From late Middle English fumyter (with remodelling of suffix), from Old French fumeterre, from Latin fūmus terrae.

Noun

fumitory (plural fumitories)

  1. Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

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