genus Fumaria


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Noun1.genus Fumaria - annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the basegenus Fumaria - annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Fumariaceae, Fumariaceae, fumitory family - erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
Fumaria officinalis, fumeroot, fumewort, fumitory - delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
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2) Fumaria indica/officinalis: The genus Fumaria (Fumariaceae) consists of 46 species in the world and are known as "fumitory, earth smoke, beggary, fumus, vapor, fumittery or wax dolls" in English.
Different species from genus Fumaria (Papaveraceae) have been traditionally used against quite diverse disorders.