fumitory
noun
any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.
fumitories
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pluralof fumitory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The fumitories are elegant plants, and nearly always in flower; the blossoms are small, yellow, sometimes white, and borne in profusion amongst the finely-cut foliage, which, the whole summer through, is a bright clear green.
From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Violet Purton Biddle
All the fumitories prefer a light soil and a sunny position.
From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Violet Purton Biddle
