genus scrophularia

Noun
  1. Type genus of Scrophulariaceae;
    Named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts (synset 112897444)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym: figwort - any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
    belongs to: family scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
    same as: scrophularia

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