Scrophularia

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Translingual

Scrophularia chrysantha

Etymology

New Latin, borrowed from Latin scrōfula + New Latin -aria; from the supposed efficacy of such plants in the treatment of scrofula.

Proper noun

Scrophularia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – figworts, native principally to Asia.

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