FUMITORY

[fu.mi.to.ry] n [ME fumeterre, fr. MF, fr. ML fumus terrae, lit., smoke of the earth, fr. L fumus + terrae, gen. of terra earth--more at terrace] (14c): any of a genus (Fumaria of the family Fumariaceae, the fumitory family) of erect or climbing herbs; esp: a common European herb (F. officinalis)