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fumitory
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈfjuː.mɪ.tər.i/ us /ˈfjuː.mə.tɔːr.i/
a wild plant with small pink or white flowers that was used in the past as a herb in traditional medicine :
The plant is a close relation of the poppy and the common fumitory.
Buttercups and fumitory are common weeds of the islands' bulb fields.
Fumitory has pink blooms running all the way up its stem, and grey-green leaves.
Fumitory is an important food plant for the turtle dove.
Fumitory is poisonous and should only be used under the direction of a medical herbalist.
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