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单词 figwort
释义

figwort

/ˈfɪgwɜːt/
noun
1
a widely distributed herbaceous plant with purplish-brown two-lobed flowers. It was formerly considered to be effective in the treatment of scrofula.
玄参; 玄参属植物。
1.1
Genus Scrophularia, family Scrophulariaceae (the figwort family): several species. Plants of this family have distinctive two-lobed flowers and include the snapdragons, toadflaxes, foxgloves, mulleins, monkey flowers, and speedwells.
玄参属, 玄参科:数种。该科植物有独特的二唇形花朵, 包括金鱼草属, 柳穿鱼属, 毛地黄属, 毛蕊花属, 沟酸浆属和婆婆纳属。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from obsolete fig 'piles' + WORT. The word originally denoted the pilewort or lesser celandine, which was used as a treatment for piles; the current sense dates from the late 16th cent.
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