First Known Use: 14th century
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fumitory
noun fu·mi·to·ry \ˈfyü-mə-ˌtȯr-ē\
Definition of FUMITORY
: any of a genus (Fumaria of the family Fumariaceae, the fumitory family) of erect or climbing herbs; especially : a common European herb (F. officinalis)
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Origin of FUMITORY
Middle English fumeterre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin fumus terrae, literally, smoke of the earth, from Latin fumus + terrae, genitive of terra earth — more at terrace
Rhymes with FUMITORY
a priori, allegory, amatory, auditory, bedtime story, cacciatore, castratory, category, con amore, cover story, crematory, damnatory, decretory, dilatory, dormitory, excretory, expletory, feudatory, Göteborg, gustatory, gyratory, horror story, hortatory, hunky-dory, inventory, laudatory, lavatory, mandatory, migratory, minatory, monitory, Montessori, morning glory, nugatory, offertory, oratory, overstory, piscatory, precatory, predatory, prefatory, probatory, promissory, promontory, purgatory, repertory, Ruwenzori, signatory, statutory, sudatory, territory, transitory, understory, vibratory, vomitory, yakitori
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