fumitory

[ fyoo-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈfyu mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun, plural fu·mi·to·ries.

any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.

Origin of fumitory

1350–1400; alteration of earlier fumiterre,Middle English fumetere<Middle French <Medieval Latin fūmus terrae literally, smoke of the earth; literal sense uncertain

Words nearby fumitory

fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory, fumitory family, fumy, fun, Funabashi, Funafuti

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Example sentences from the Web for fumitory

Fumitory, too, was grown by the housewives, and was used as a tonic and a remedy for jaundice.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy|Charles John Samuel Thompson
Diadelphia: stamens united into two distinct sets; as in fumitory.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus|William MacGillivray
Fumitory helps such as are itchy and scabbed, helps Rickets, madness, and quartain agues.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
The fumitory is a perpetual bloomer from July till killed by the autumn frosts.
Riverby|John Burroughs

Some fumitory appeared this summer in a field of barley; till then I had not observed any for some time in that district.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for fumitory

fumitory

/ (ˈfjuːmɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any plant of the chiefly European genus Fumaria, esp F. officinalis, having spurred flowers and formerly used medicinally: family Fumariaceae

Word Origin for fumitory

C14: from Old French fumetere, from Medieval Latin fūmus terrae, literally: smoke of the earth; see fume

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单词	fumitory
释义	fumitory [ fyoo-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈfyu mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / noun, plural fu·mi·to·ries. any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers. Origin of fumitory 1350–1400; alteration of earlier fumiterre,Middle English fumetere<Middle French <Medieval Latin fūmus terrae literally, smoke of the earth; literal sense uncertain Words nearby fumitory fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory, fumitory family, fumy, fun, Funabashi, Funafuti Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fumitory Fumitory, too, was grown by the housewives, and was used as a tonic and a remedy for jaundice. The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy\|Charles John Samuel Thompson Diadelphia: stamens united into two distinct sets; as in fumitory. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus\|William MacGillivray Fumitory helps such as are itchy and scabbed, helps Rickets, madness, and quartain agues. Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony\|George Francis Dow The fumitory is a perpetual bloomer from July till killed by the autumn frosts. Riverby\|John Burroughs Some fumitory appeared this summer in a field of barley; till then I had not observed any for some time in that district. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for fumitory fumitory / (ˈfjuːmɪtərɪ, -trɪ) / noun plural -ries any plant of the chiefly European genus Fumaria, esp F. officinalis, having spurred flowers and formerly used medicinally: family Fumariaceae Word Origin for fumitory C14: from Old French fumetere, from Medieval Latin fūmus terrae, literally: smoke of the earth; see fume Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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