English Explanatory Dictionary

figwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
  2. Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria.
  3. celandine

Pronunciation

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Word forms

figwort figworts

Etymology

From Old English fīcwyrt, equivalent to fig + wort.

Derived words

alpine figwort American figwort black-flowered figwort California figwort common figwort darkflowered figwort desert figwort dog figwort French figwort green figwort (Scrophularia umbrosa Hopp's figwort knotted figwort lance-leaved figwort littleflower figwort Mediterranean figwort mountain figwort New Mexico figwort Oregon figwort Organ Mountain figwort pineland figwort Santa Catalina figwort shoreline figwort water figwort woodland figwort
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