Definition of Fumitary
Fu"mi*to*ry (?), n. [OE.
fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop., smoke of the ground, fr.
L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See Fume, and
Terrace.] (Bot.) The common uame of several
species of the genus Fumaria, annual herbs of the Old World, with
finely dissected leaves and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes.
F. officinalis is a common species, and was formerly used as
an antiscorbutic.
Climbing fumitory (Bot.), the
Alleghany vine (Adlumia cirrhosa); a biennial climbing plant
with elegant feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or
pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a genus of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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