Definition of FUMITORY

fumitory

Plural: fumitories

Noun

  • A climbing plant with delicate, often purplish flowers.
  • delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
  • Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

Examples

  • Playing FUMITORY gave him a rare double letter score, much to his delight.

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English fumyter (with remodelling of suffix), from Old French fumeterre, from Latin fūmus terrae.

Synonyms

Fumaria officinalis, fumeroot, fumewort

Scrabble Score: 16

fumitory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fumitory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fumitory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

fumitory: valid Words With Friends Word