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fumitory definition

fu·mi·tory (fyo̵̅o̅′mə tôr′ē)

noun pl. fumitories -·ries

any of a genus (Fumaria) of plants of the fumitory family, with watery juice and spurred flowers, formerly used in medicine

Etymology: ME fumeter < OFr fumeterre < ML fumus terrae, lit., smoke of the earth (see fume & terrain): so called from its smell

adjective

designating a family (Fumariaceae, order Papaverales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the dicentras and corydalises

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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