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F0361000 (fyo͞o′mĭ-tôr′ē)n. pl. fu·mi·to·ries Any of various annual plants of the genus Fumaria native to Eurasia and Africa, having finely divided leaves and small, spurred, purplish flowers. Also called earth smoke.

[Middle English fumetere, from Old French fumeterre, from Medieval Latin fūmus terrae : Latin fūmus, smoke + Latin terrae, genitive of terra, dry land, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

fumitory

(ˈfjuːmɪtərɪ; -trɪ) n, pl -ries (Plants) any plant of the chiefly European genus Fumaria, esp F. officinalis, having spurred flowers and formerly used medicinally: family Fumariaceae[C14: from Old French fumetere, from Medieval Latin fūmus terrae, literally: smoke of the earth; see fume]

fu•mi•to•ry

(ˈfyu mɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

n., pl. -ries. any plant of the genus Fumaria, having grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers. [1350–1400; alter. of earlier fumiterre, Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin fūmus terrae]

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Noun

fumitory - delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinallyFumaria officinalis, fumeroot, fumewortFumaria, genus Fumaria - annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the baseherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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common name for some members of the Fumariaceae, a family of herbs native to much of the Old World, especially temperate Eurasia. The family is closely related to (and sometimes classified with) the poppies. The early spring wildflowers Dutchman's-breeches and squirrel corn, of the NE United States, are of the same genus (Dicentra) as is the bleeding heart, a native of Japan naturalized and cultivated in the United States as a garden perennial. Fumitory is a predominantly Mediterranean genus (Fumaria) that was once used medicinally. The climbing fumitory, or Allegheny vine, is a North American plant of another genus (Adlumia). Several genera of the family are native to S Africa. Fumitory is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Papaverales, family Fumariaceae.

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Herbal medicine
An annual herb that contains alkaloids, fumaric acid, mucilage, resin and tannic acid; it is a mild laxative, diuretic and stimulates the flow of bile, and has been used to treat skin conditions and liver complaints.

Toxic effects
Large doses may cause stomach ache and diarrhoea.

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noun delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers

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