'Scrophularia' definitions:
Definition of 'Scrophularia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn: Scrophularia, genus Scrophularia]
Definition of 'Scrophularia'
From: GCIDE
- Scrophularia \Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort. [1913 Webster]