figwort

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Etymology

From Old English fīcwyrt, equivalent to fig +‎ wort.

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Noun

figwort (plural figworts)

  1. Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
  2. (archaic) Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria.
  3. (obsolete) celandine

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