Scrophularia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scrophularia \Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it
     was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.)
     A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled
     cymes; figwort.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Scrophularia
       n : type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'
           supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn: {genus
           Scrophularia}]