fumaria officinalis

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsfumitoryfumewortfumeroot

   Broaderherb

   Part ofFumaria

Questions about fumaria officinalis

What does fumaria officinalis mean?

fumaria officinalis means "delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally".

What is another word for fumaria officinalis?

Close synonyms include fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fumaria officinalis a common word?

fumaria officinalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.