fumitory

/ˈfjuːmɪt(ə)ɹi/

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

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Noun

fumitory (countable and uncountable, plural fumitories)

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

fumitory meaning in Tamil and Arabic

fumitory in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

fumitory in Arabic

any plant of genus Fumaria: بَقْلَة الْمَلَك, شَاهْتَرَج šāhtaraj

Forms of fumitory

plural	fumitories
alternative form	fumiter
alternative form	fumetere

Origin of fumitory

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

Words formed from fumitory

yellow fumitory

Questions about fumitory

What does fumitory mean?: Fumitory means any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.
What is fumitory in Tamil?: Fumitory in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Fumitory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fumitory?: Fumitory is a noun.
How do you pronounce fumitory?: Fumitory is pronounced /ˈfjuːmɪt(ə)ɹi/.
What is the plural of fumitory?: The plural of fumitory is fumitories.

Words near fumitory in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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