figwort(n = noun.plant) - any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia;
is a kind of ligneous plant, woody plant
is a member of genus scrophularia, scrophularia

   A genus of herbaceous plants (Scrophularia), mostly found in the north temperate zones. See Brownwort. [1913 Webster]

figwort, n. any aromatic green-flowered plant of the genus Scrophularia, once believed to be useful against scrofula.

figwort family