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scrophulariaceous
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scrophulariaceous, a.
Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceæ , or Scrophularineæ ), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia. [1913 Webster]
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