FUMEWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fumewort mean? 

• FUMEWORT (noun)
  The noun FUMEWORT has 2 senses:

1. delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally

2. herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers

  Familiarity information: FUMEWORT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUMEWORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Fumaria officinalis; fumeroot; fumewort; fumitory

Hypernyms ("fumewort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("fumewort" is a member of...):

Fumaria; genus Fumaria (annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Corydalis solida; fumeroot; fumewort

Hypernyms ("fumewort" is a kind of...):

Corydalis; genus Corydalis (annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa)