Definition
Another name for plants of the fumitory family, named for their smoky or hazy appearance.
Etymology
Compound of 'fume' (Latin fumus) + 'wort' (Old English wyrt, plant), a traditional English naming pattern for herbs resembling the fumitory plant.
Kelly Says
English herbalists created '-wort' compounds to describe plants for centuries (mugwort, ragwort, figwort)—it's an efficient naming system that let speakers quickly communicate what a plant looked like or what it did.
Translations
ARالعربية
عشب دخان
ʕašb takhān
BNবাংলা
ধূমপাতা
dhoom-pa-ta
CSČeština
dýmová rostlina
dym-ova ros-tee-lee-nah
DADansk
røgplante
rœg-plan-teh
DEDeutsch
Rauchkraut
roykh-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
πλατάνιο
pla-ta-nee-oh
ESEspañol
hierba de humo
yer-bah deh oo-moh
FAفارسی
گیاه دودی
gee-ah doo-dee
FISuomi
savupuu
sa-vu-poo
FRFrançais
plante à fumée
plan-t ah fo-may
HEעברית
צמח עשן
tza-meach eshan
HIहिन्दी
धुआँ का पौधा
dhūāṁ kā phau-dhā
HUMagyar
füstnövény
foosh-no-veh
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanaman asap
ta-na-man a-sap
ITItaliano
erba fumante
er-bah foo-man-teh
KO한국어
연기식물
yeon-gi-shik-mul
MSBahasa Melayu
tumbuhan asap
tum-buhan a-sap
NLNederlands
rookplant
rook-plant
NONorsk
røykplante
røyk-plan-teh
PLPolski
roślina dymova
ro-sh-lee-nah dy-mo-vah
PTPortuguês
planta de fumaça
plan-tah deh foo-mah-sah
RORomână
plantă fumătoare
plan-tah foo-mo-tah-reh
RUРусский
курение
ku-re-niye
SVSvenska
rökväxt
röök-växt
SWKiswahili
mmea ya moshi
m-me-a ya moh-shee
TLTL
halaman usok
ha-la-han oo-sok
TRTürkçe
duman otu
doo-man o-too
UKУкраїнська
димові рослина
dym-ovi ros-tee-na
URاردو
دھواں کا پودا
dhuwan ka pooda
VITiếng Việt
cây khói
kây khoi
ZUZU
umqombothi
oom-qom-boh-thee