fumitory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
    Fumaria officinalis; fumewort; fumeroot.

WordNet

Fu"mi*to*ry noun
Etymology
OE. fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop., smoke of the ground, fr. L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See Fume, and Terrace.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria, annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes. F. officinalis is a common species, and was formerly used as an antiscorbutic.

Webster 1913