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fumatorium

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fu⋅ma⋅to⋅ri⋅um

  [fyoo-muh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]
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–noun, plural -to⋅ri⋅a  [-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] .
an airtight structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy fungi or insects.
Origin:
< NL, equiv. to L fūmā(re) to smoke (deriv. of fūmus smoke) + -tōrium -tory 2
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fu·ma·to·ri·um   (fyōō'mə-tôr'ē-əm, -tōr'-)   
n.   pl. fu·ma·to·ri·ums or fu·ma·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)
An airtight fumigation chamber in which chemical vapors are used to destroy insects and fungi on plants. Also called fumatory.

[New Latin fūmātōrium, from Latin fūmāre, to smoke, from fūmus, smoke.]
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