noun
1. herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers
• Syn: ↑fumeroot, ↑Corydalis solida
• Hypernyms: ↑Corydalis, ↑genus Corydalis
2. delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
• Syn: ↑fumitory, ↑fumeroot, ↑Fumaria officinalis
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fumaria, ↑genus Fumaria
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noun or fumeroot \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : fumitory; broadly : any of several plants closely related to the fumitories (as some members of the genus Corydalis) — often used in combination
the yellow and slender fumeworts
Useful english dictionary. 2012.