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fumeroot

fumeroot

9.9
A small plant with red or purple flowers used in traditional medicine
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : fumarina
  • The garden was dotted with fumeroot, its red blooms adding a delicate touch amongst the greenery.

Examples

  • In traditional medicine, extracts from fumeroot were once believed to have cleansing properties.

  • Botanists in northern Europe frequently study fumeroot for its unique floral structure.

  • The fumeroot has beautiful clusters of purple flowers.

  • Many herbalists use fumeroots for their medicinal properties.

  • In traditional medicine, extracts from fumeroot were once believed to have cleansing properties.

  • The garden was dotted with fumeroot, its red blooms adding a delicate touch amongst the greenery.

  • Botanists in northern Europe frequently study fumeroot for its unique floral structure.

Synonyms

fumewort
vsfumeroot
  • UK
9.9

A small plant with colored flowers from Europe and Asia that people use in traditional medicine

specifies clusters of red or purplish flowers rather than vague colored blooms
Fumaria officinalis
vsfumeroot
  • Specialized
9.9

A small European herb with grey green leaves and pinkish flowers used in medicine long ago

includes both Europe and Asia rather than only Europe
fumitory
vsfumeroot
9.9

A small herb from Europe with grey leaves and purple flowers once used as medicine

is sometimes used in traditional medicine rather than only used in the past

How Delicate

fumeroot
  • UK
9.9
herb
118 1.0
shrub
44 1.0
tree
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fumeroot singular
fumeroots plural

Etymology

Fumeroot comes from fume ('smoke') and root ('root'). The plant's delicate, smoky-looking flowers gave it the name, so thinking 'smoke-root' helps you remember this small red or purple herb.