figworts in English
noun
1
a widely distributed herbaceous plant with purplish-brown two-lobed flowers. It was formerly considered to be effective in the treatment of scrofula.
In the course of our short walk, Barry reckons he's counted no fewer than 16 species of the ‘prettier’ wildflowers, including cranesbill, herb robert, various clovers, ribwort plantain, figwort and dog rose.
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1. The common snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) is the best known species of the genus Antirrhinum, which was previously assigned to the family of figworts (Scrophulariaceae), but today belongs to the plantain family (Plantaginaceae)