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Definition of Figwort
1. Noun. Any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia.
Definition of Figwort
1. n. A genus of herbaceous plants (Scrophularia), mostly found in the north temperate zones. See Brownwort.
Definition of Figwort
1. Noun. Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus ''Scrophularia'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Figwort
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Figwort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Figwort
Literary usage of Figwort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations with Illustrative Notes on Words by Alexander Carmichael (1900)
"Came the nine joys, With the nine waves, To cull the figwort, Of thousand blessings,
of thousand virtues— Of thousand blessings, of thousand virtues. ..."
2. The Mysteries of the Flowers by Herbert Waldron Faulkner (1917)
"figwort COMMON figwort—Scrophularia marilandica July-Sept. The common figwort
exhibits a very simple contrivance for making certain that the bee shall touch ..."
3. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"figwort Family. VERBASCUM L. *1827. V. Blattaria L. Moth Mullein. ... Hare figwort.
Port Huron, CK Dodge; Island Lake, Vestaburg, CF Wheeler. *1834. ..."
4. Blossom Hosts and Insect Guests: How the Heath Family, the Bluets, the by William Hamilton Gibson (1901)
"WORT ATTRACTIVE TO MISTRESS WASP IN my initial illustration is shown a sketch of
the figwort, or Scrophularia, a tall, spindling, and apparently altogether ..."
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