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Meaning of SCROPHULARIA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
 

SCROPHULARIA is a 12 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: genus Scrophularia
 
 See Also: asterid dicot genus, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it
was reputed to be remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.)
A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled
cymes; figwort.
 

 

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