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Definition: Scrophularia |
ScrophulariaNoun1. Type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Scrophularia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Etymology: Scrophularia \Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, noun. [New Latin expression. So called because it was reputed to be remedy for scrofula.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: ScrophulariaSynonym: genus Scrophularia (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Scrophularia |
| English words defined with "Scrophularia": Brownwort ♦ figwort ♦ genus Scrophularia. (references) |
Expressions using "Scrophularia": genus Scrophularia ♦ Scrophularia vernalis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
scrophularia | 3 |
lanceolata scrophularia | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "Scrophularia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hebrew | ×œ×•×¢× ×™×ª (figwort). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ophulariascray | ||||
| Words rhyming with "Scrophularia" (pronounced 'Scroph`u*la"ri*a'): Acetonuria, Acrita, Adularia, Adversaria, Albuminuria, Alcyonaria, Anisocoria, Aporia, Appendicularia, Apteria, Araucaria, Aria, Auricularia, Azoturia, Balistraria, Baria, Bipinnaria, Brachiolaria, Cafeteria, calceolaria, Calvaria, Carinaria, Cercaria, Ceria, Chyluria, Cineraria, Cnidaria, Convallaria, Curia, Dataria, Desmobacteria, Desmomyaria, Dinosauria, Diphtheria, Dysphoria, Enaliosauria, Feria, filaria, Fistularia, Gastrotricha, Gloria, Glucosuria, Glycosuria, Grossularia, Halisauria, Hatteria, hematuria, Heteromyaria, Heterotricha, Holotricha, Homoeomeria, Hypotricha, hysteria, Ichthyosauria, Improperia, Injuria, Krameria, Laminaria, Lemuria, Lepidosauria, Lucernaria, malaria, Memoria, Mercenaria, Mesosauria, Microbacteria, miliaria, Monadaria, moria, Myaria, Noria, Ophiurida, Oscillaria, Parkeria, Pedicellaria, Pelicosauria, Peloria, Peptonuria, Peristeria, Peritricha, Persicaria, Phantasmagoria, Phosphaturia, Physemaria, Phytozoaria, Planaria, Plesiosauria, Plumularia, Poluria, Polycyttaria, Prototheria, Pseudobacteria, Pseudofilaria, Pyuria, Radiolaria, Regularia, Reticularia, Rotatoria, Salisburia, Saltatoria, Sanguinaria, Sauria, Scalaria, scoria, Serpentaria, Sertularia, Solfanaria, Stegosauria, Streptobacteria, Suctoria, talaria, Thoria, Tornaria, Trachearia, Tubularia, Turbellaria, Umbellularia, urticaria, Vesicularia, Wistaria, Zauschneria, Zoantharia, Zonaria. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-i-l-o-p-r-r-s-u" | |
-2 letters: spiracular. | |
-3 letters: archosaur, cursorial, pachoulis, parachors, parochial, procurals, rapacious. | |
-4 letters: acarpous, acholias, calipash, caporals, capsular, carousal, charpais, chirrups, haircaps, oracular, orphical, pachouli, parachor, parlours, pashalic, piacular, procural, railcars, rasorial, scapular, spicular, sporular. | |
-5 letters: acholia, aphasic, apicals, archils, arousal, asocial, aurochs, auroral, auroras, caliphs, caporal, carhops, carious, carlish, carolus, carpals, charpai, charros, chirrup, chorals, chorial, cirrous, coprahs, copular, copulas, corrals, corsair, cupolas, curaras, curaris, curiosa, currish, haircap, isopach, larrups, oculars, oilcups, orchils, oscular, ouraris, parasol, pariahs, parlors, parlour, parlous, parrals, paruras, paschal, phrasal, picaras, picaros, prosaic, rachial, railcar, raphias, rosaria, rupiahs, sahuaro, scapula, scholar, scholia, scopula, scurril, solaria, spacial, spicula, spirula, upcoils, uproars, uracils. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-i-l-o-p-r-r-s-u" | |
+4 letters: ultrasonographic. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 63 72 6F 70 68 75 6C 61 72 69 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.-. .-. --- .--. .... ..- .-.. .- .-. .. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100011 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110010 01101001 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S c r o p h u l a r i a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0063 0072 006F 0070 0068 0075 006C 0061 0072 0069 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)536984818274877867847567 |
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