\Fu"mi*to*ry\, n. [OE. fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop.,
smoke of the ground, fr. L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See
{Fume}, and {Terrace}.] (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.

{Climbing fumitory} (Bot.), the Alleghany vine ({Adlumia
   cirrhosa}); a biennial climbing plant with elegant
   feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or
   pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice.