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Definition of: scrophulariaceous
(skrof′yə·lâr′ē·ā′shəs) adjective
Of or pertaining to a family (Scrophulariaceae) of herbs, shrubs, and a few trees, the figwort family, including the veronica, snap-dragon and digitalis. [<NL <Scrophularia, type genus <Med. L scrophula SCROFULA; so called from its supposed power to cure scrofula]
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