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Scrophularia

Definition: Scrophularia

Scrophularia

Noun

1. 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: Scrophularia

Synonym: genus Scrophularia (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Scrophularia

English words defined with "Scrophularia": Brownwortfigwortgenus Scrophularia. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Scrophularia

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Expressions: Scrophularia

Expressions using "Scrophularia": genus Scrophularia Scrophularia vernalis. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Scrophularia

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.
 
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scrophularia

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lanceolata scrophularia

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Modern Translations: Scrophularia

Language Translations for "Scrophularia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hebrew 

  

×œ×•×¢× ×™×ª (figwort). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ophulariascray

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Scrophularia"

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)

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Anagrams: Scrophularia

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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Alternative Orthography: Scrophularia


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 63 72 6F 70 68 75 6C 61 72 69 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...    -.-.    .-.    ---    .--.    ....    ..-    .-..    .-    .-.    ..    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100011 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110010 01101001 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#99 &#114 &#111 &#112 &#104 &#117 &#108 &#97 &#114 &#105 &#97

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)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

536984818274877867847567

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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