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figwort
CIDE DICTIONARY
figwort, n.
A genus of herbaceous plants (Scrophularia ), mostly found in the north temperate zones. See Brownwort. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
figwort, n. any aromatic green-flowered plant of the genus Scrophularia, once believed to be useful against scrofula.
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