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fumatory

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fu⋅ma⋅to⋅ry

[fyoo-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, -ries.
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to smoke, esp. tobacco smoke, or a place for smoking.
2. of or pertaining to fumigation.
–noun
3. a place for smoking or fumigation.
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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.]
fu·ma·to·ry   (fyōō'mə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Of or relating to smoke or fumigation.
n.   pl. fu·ma·to·ries
See fumatorium.

[From Latin fūmāre, to smoke, from fūmus, smoke.]
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