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noun
See under lousewort.
Origin:
1975–80; after Kate Furbish (1834–1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer
1975–80; after Kate Furbish (1834–1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer
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Furbish lousewort
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noun
any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae (Furbish lousewort), of parts of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, having finely toothed leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers, is endangered and was thought to be extinct until specimens were discovered in 1946 and again in 1976.
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