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climbing fumitory (encz) | climbing fumitory, n: |
Climbing fumitory (gcide) | Fumitory \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
climbing fumitory (wn) | climbing fumitory
n 1: vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers;
sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing
fumitory}, Allegheny vine, Adlumia fungosa, {Fumaria
fungosa}] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Climbing fumitory (gcide) | Fumitory \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
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