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figwort

American

[fig-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈfɪgˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any of numerous tall, usually coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia, having a terminal cluster of small greenish-brown to purplish-brown flowers.

figwort British

/ ˈfɪɡˌwɜːt /

noun

any scrophulariaceous plant of the N temperate genus Scrophularia , having square stems and small brown or greenish flowers

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Etymology

Origin of figwort

First recorded in 1540–50; fig ¹ + wort ²

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figwort

He paddled across awkwardly, his head tilted high out of the water, and made for the figwort.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

They appear to have quite forsaken the ancient herbal remedies, as the sickle-herb, knotted figwort, and so on.

From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard

Keep the patient for one week freely dosed with figwort.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

The figwort family has many and curious representatives.

From The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' by Williams, John H. (John Harvey)

In the ditches the square-stemmed figwort is conspicuous by its dark green.

From The Toilers of the Field by Jefferies, Richard

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