figwort
any of numerous tall, usually coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia, having a terminal cluster of small greenish-brown to purplish-brown flowers.
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How to use figwort in a sentence
One species—the Water figwort (Scrophularia aquatica)—grows in marshes and on the banks of ditches and streams.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxScrophularia, or figwort (Scrophularia marilandica), contains a principle which has a digitalis-like action on the heart.
One species, Vespa sylvestris, which seldom enters our houses, is very partial to the flowers of Scrophularia (figwort).
Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants | Edward SaundersThe Knotty figwort is a tall and stout plant, with a four-sided stem which is curiously twisted.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithThe leaves near the foot of the Knotty figwort stem are large and broadly oval, with short stalks.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for figwort
/ (ˈfɪɡˌwɜːt) /
any scrophulariaceous plant of the N temperate genus Scrophularia, having square stems and small brown or greenish flowers
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