scrophularia
noun
scroph·u·lar·ia
ˌskräfyəˈla(a)rēə,
-rȯf-
1
capitalized : a large genus (the type of the family Scrophulariaceae) of coarse often strong-smelling perennial herbs that are native to temperate regions and have terminal clusters of small flowers with a gibbous corolla consisting of four erect lobes and one spreading lip, four anthers, and one staminodium
2
plural -s : any plant or flower of the genus Scrophularia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Medieval Latin scrofula, scrophula scrofula + New Latin -aria; from the supposed efficacy of such plants in the treatment of scrofula
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