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fumitory

Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪt(ə)ɹi/

The English word “fumitory” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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