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单词 fumitory
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fu•mi•to•ry  (fyo̅o̅mi tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Fumaria, esp. a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.
  • Medieval Latin fūmus terrae literally, smoke of the earth; literal sense uncertain
  • Middle French
  • alteration of earlier fumiterre, Middle English fumetere 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fumitory /ˈfjuːmɪtərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. any plant of the chiefly European genus Fumaria, esp F. officinalis, having spurred flowers and formerly used medicinally: family Fumariaceae
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French fumetere, from Medieval Latin fūmus terrae, literally: smoke of the earth; see fume
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