FUMITORY


Meaning of FUMITORY in English

[ 'fju:mɪt(ə)ri ]

■ noun a plant with spikes of small tubular pink or white flowers and finely divided greyish leaves. [Genus Fumaria .]

Origin

ME: from OFr. fumeterre , from med. L. fumus terrae 'smoke of the earth' (because of its greyish leaves).

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