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Scrophulariaceous


a.

Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants ( Scrophulariaceæ , or Scrophularineæ ), 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 .


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