‖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 ]
a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (
‖n. [ NL. ] (Med.) See Red-gum, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]