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FIGWORT

• FIGWORT (noun)
The noun FIGWORT has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

Familiarity information: FIGWORT used as a noun is very rare.

• FIGWORT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("figwort" is a kind of...):

ligneous plant; woody plant (a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems)

Holonyms ("figwort" is a member of...):

genus Scrophularia; Scrophularia (type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts)

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