noun
type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
• Syn: ↑genus Scrophularia
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scrophulariaceae, ↑family Scrophulariaceae, ↑figwort family, ↑foxglove family
• Member Meronyms: ↑figwort
Useful english dictionary. 2012.