FUMEROOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does fumeroot mean?
• FUMEROOT (noun)
The noun FUMEROOT has 2 senses:
1. delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
2. herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers
Familiarity information: FUMEROOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FUMEROOT (noun)
Meaning:
Delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Fumaria officinalis; fumeroot; fumewort; fumitory
Hypernyms ("fumeroot" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("fumeroot" is a member of...):
Fumaria; genus Fumaria (annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base)
Meaning:
Herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Corydalis solida; fumeroot; fumewort
Hypernyms ("fumeroot" is a kind of...):
Corydalis; genus Corydalis (annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa)
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