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fumitory

fu·mi·to·ry
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fyoo-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /ˈfyu mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fyoo-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /ˈfyu mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of fumitory word

  • noun plural fumitory any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers. 1
  • noun fumitory An Old World plant with spikes of small tubular pink or white flowers and finely divided grayish leaves, often considered a weed. 1
  • noun fumitory any plant of the chiefly European genus Fumaria, esp F. officinalis, having spurred flowers and formerly used medicinally: family Fumariaceae 0
  • noun fumitory any of a genus (Fumaria) of plants of the fumitory family, with watery juice and spurred flowers, formerly used in medicine 0
  • adjective fumitory designating a family (Fumariaceae, order Papaverales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the dicentras and corydalises 0
  • noun fumitory A plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria, which are annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia. 0
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Origin of fumitory

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; alteration of earlier fumiterre, Middle English fumetere < Middle French < Medieval Latin fūmus terrae literally, smoke of the earth; literal sense uncertain

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Parts of speech for Fumitory

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fumitory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Related words

  • fumitory family

    the plant family Fumariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having deeply cut basal or alternate leaves, flowers with four petals of which one or two are spurred or lobed, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the bleeding heart, Dutchman's-breeches, fumitory, and squirrel corn.

  • bleeding heart

    If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help.

  • dicentra

    any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae

  • dutchman's-breeches

    a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers.

  • earth smoke

    fumitory.

  • fumariaceous

    belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
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