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ˈfig-wort
[See fig n.1 3 a.]
The name of certain plants reputed to cure the ‘fig’. a. The pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria). b. The genus Scrophularia, esp. S. aquatica and S. nodosa.
a.1548Turner Names of Herbs (E.D.S.) 42 The second kynde called in latine Chelidonium minus is called in englishe Fygwurt. 1578Lyte Dodoens i. xx. 31 The lesser [celandyne] is called..in English Pyleworte or Figworte.
b.1597Gerarde Herbal ii. ccxxxiv. 579 There is another Figwoort called Scrophularia Indica. 1668Wilkins Real Char. ii. iv. §5. 105 Figwort, an Herb [Scrophularia]. 1758Mrs. Delany Life & Corr. III. 507 Matfellon and figwort flourish here remarkably. 1865Gosse Land & Sea (1874) 7 The figwort with its brown bead-like blossoms. |