fumitory

2 definitions found

fumitory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fumitory \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

fumitory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fumitory
      n 1: delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of
           purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn:
           fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria officinalis]