genus scrophularia

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   type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts

   SynonymsScrophularia

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofScrophulariaceae

Questions about genus scrophularia

What does genus scrophularia mean?

genus scrophularia means "type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts".

What is another word for genus scrophularia?

Close synonyms include Scrophularia. 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 genus scrophularia a common word?

genus scrophularia 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.