fumitory

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/ˈfjuːmɪt(ə)ɹi/

noun

Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

Similar
fumewortfumerootFumaria officinalis
OriginMiddle English fumyter ← Old French fumeterre ← Latin fūmus terrae →
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Meanings

nounfumitory (countable and uncountable, plural fumitories)

plural fumitories · alternative fumiter · alternative fumetere

  1. countableuncountableAny plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundelicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally

Similar
fumewortfumerootFumaria officinalis
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
fumewort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfūmus terrae
  2. Old Frenchfumeterre
  3. Middle Englishfumyter
  4. Englishfumitory

From late Middle English fumyter (with remodelling of suffix), from Old French fumeterre, from Latin fūmus terrae.

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Translations

Arabic بَقْلَة الْمَلَك, شَاهْتَرَج
  • بَقْلَة الْمَلَكany plant of genus Fumaria
  • شَاهْتَرَج (šāhtaraj)any plant of genus Fumaria
Bulgarian росопас
  • росопас (rosopas)any plant of genus Fumaria
Catalan fumdeterra, angelets
  • fumdeterraany plant of genus Fumaria
  • angeletsany plant of genus Fumaria
Dutch duivenkervel
  • duivenkervelany plant of genus Fumaria
Finnish emäkki
  • emäkkiany plant of genus Fumaria
French fumeterre
  • fumeterreany plant of genus Fumaria
German Erdrauch
  • Erdrauchany plant of genus Fumaria
Hungarian füstike
  • füstikeany plant of genus Fumaria
Italian fumaria
  • fumariaany plant of genus Fumaria
Latin capnos
  • capnosany plant of genus Fumaria
Norwegian Bokmål jordrøyk
  • jordrøykany plant of genus Fumaria
Polish dymnica
  • dymnicaany plant of genus Fumaria
Romanian fumăriță, fumărică
  • fumărițăany plant of genus Fumaria
  • fumăricăany plant of genus Fumaria
  • saftereaany plant of genus Fumaria
Russian дымя́нка
  • дымя́нка (dymjánka)any plant of genus Fumaria
Swedish jordrök
  • jordrökany plant of genus Fumaria
Turkish şahtere
  • şahtereany plant of genus Fumaria
Cite this entry
APA

fumitory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fumitory

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“fumitory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fumitory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fumitory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fumitory.

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