figwort

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figwort

/ˈfɪɡwɝt/ US
/ˈfɪɡwɜːt/ UK

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From Old English fīcwyrt, equivalent to fig + wort.

noun figworts

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

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noun Scrophularia

Italiano	scrofularia
Română	iarbă-neagră, buberic, scrofulare

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@misc{figwort_2026,
  title = {figwort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/figwort},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}