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Scrophularia

Scrophularia Meaning & Definition
Scrophularia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scrophularia?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrophularia: genus Scrophularia

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See Also | asterid dicot genus | family Scrophulariaceae | figwort | figwort family | foxglove family | Scrophulariaceae

Scrophularia In Webster's Dictionary

\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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