Scrophulariaceous

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

  Scrophulariaceous \Scroph`u*la`ri*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
     Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of
     gamopetalous plants ({Scrophulariaceae}, or
     {Scrophularineae}), usually having irregular didynamous
     flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein,
     foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle,


     and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.
     [1913 Webster]