Fumitory (Noun)
Meaning
Delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The historic apothecary shop had an old cabinet stocked with dried fumitory and other long-abandoned remedies.
- A packet of fumitory seeds was planted carefully in the botanical garden, where they quickly sprouted into a delicate flowering herb.
- In medieval times, fumitory was prized for its supposed curative properties, and was often included in traditional medicine chests.
- As she studied the illustration in the old book, Alice was struck by the intricate details of the fumitory plant's flowers and leaves.
- The herbalist carefully gathered a handful of fresh fumitory leaves, which she would later use to make a medicinal tea.