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Meaning: Type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts Classified under: Nouns denoting plants Synonyms: genus Scrophularia; Scrophularia Hypernyms ("genus Scrophularia" is a kind of...): asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs) Meronyms (members of "genus Scrophularia"): figwort (any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia) Holonyms ("genus Scrophularia" is a member of...): family Scrophulariaceae; figwort family; foxglove family; Scrophulariaceae (a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales) "Hawks will not pick out hawks' eyes." (English proverb) "In death, I am born." (Native American proverb, Hopi) "Thought he was a great catch, turns out he is a shackle." (Arabic proverb) "A good deed is worth gold." (Dutch proverb) Useful links: What does foxglove family mean? asterid dicot genus definition What does figwort family mean? figwort definition What does Scrophulariaceae mean?
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