figwort

/fig-wurt, -wawrt/US // ˈfɪgˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt //UK // (ˈfɪɡˌwɜːt) //

无花果,无花果树,无患子

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of numerous tall, usually coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia, having a terminal cluster of small greenish-brown to purplish-brown flowers.

One species—the Water Figwort (Scrophularia aquatica)—grows in marshes and on the banks of ditches and streams.
Scrophularia, or figwort (Scrophularia marilandica), contains a principle which has a digitalis-like action on the heart.
One species, Vespa sylvestris, which seldom enters our houses, is very partial to the flowers of Scrophularia (Figwort).
The Knotty Figwort is a tall and stout plant, with a four-sided stem which is curiously twisted.
The leaves near the foot of the Knotty Figwort stem are large and broadly oval, with short stalks.