ALL meanings of figwort
fig·wort
F f - noun figwort A widely distributed herbaceous plant with purplish-brown two-lobed flowers. It was formerly considered to be effective in the treatment of scrofula. 1
- noun figwort any of numerous tall, usually coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia, having a terminal cluster of small greenish-brown to purplish-brown flowers. 1
- noun figwort Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia. 0
- noun figwort (archaic) Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria. 0
- noun figwort any scrophulariaceous plant of the N temperate genus Scrophularia, having square stems and small brown or greenish flowers 0
- adjective figwort designating a large family (Scrophulariaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the foxglove and snapdragon 0
- noun figwort any of a genus (Scrophularia) of plants of the figwort family, with square stems and small flowers 0