scrophularia

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scrophularia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scrophularia \Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it
     was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.)
     A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled
     cymes; figwort.
     [1913 Webster]

scrophularia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Scrophularia
      n 1: type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'
           supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn:
           Scrophularia, genus Scrophularia]