Noun: fumewort
- Delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
"fumewort was once believed to purify the blood";
- fumitory, fumeroot, Fumaria officinalis
- Herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers
"Fumewort's early spring blooms attracted the first bees";
- fumeroot, Corydalis solida
Derived forms: fumeworts
Type of: Corydalis, genus Corydalis, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Fumaria, genus Fumaria
Encyclopedia: Fumewort