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What (who) is fumitory - definition

GENUS OF PLANTS
Fumitory; Fumatory

Fumitory         
·noun 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.
fumitory         
['fju:m?t(?)ri]
¦ noun a plant with spikes of small tubular pink or white flowers and finely divided greyish leaves. [Genus Fumaria.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. fumeterre, from med. L. fumus terrae 'smoke of the earth' (because of its greyish leaves).
Fumaria         
Fumaria (fumitory or fumewort, from Latin , "smoke of the earth") is a genus of about 60 speciesMurphy, R.J.

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Fumaria

Fumaria (fumitory or fumewort, from Latin fumus terrae, "smoke of the earth") is a genus of about 60 species of annual flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. The genus is native to Europe, Africa and Asia, most diverse in the Mediterranean region, and introduced to North, South America and Australia. Fumaria species are sometimes used in herbal medicine. Fumaria indica contains the alkaloids fuyuziphine and alpha-hydrastine. Fumaria indica may have anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential.