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scrophularia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrophularia \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Scrophularia n : type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn: {Scrophularia}, {genus Scrophularia}]
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