HyperDic: genus_scrophularia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Scrophularia:
NOUNplantgenus Scrophularia, Scrophulariatype genus of Scrophulariaceae
English > genus Scrophularia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts.
SynonymScrophularia
Member ofScrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove familyA family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales
MembersfigwortAny of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus scrophularia, scrophularia
Catalangenus scrophularia, scrophularia

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