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Noun: genus Scrophularia
  1. Type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
    - Scrophularia

Type of: asterid dicot genus

Part of: family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae