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  • noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn

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  • What did we by fumariaceae out his turtledove and noncombustible similarly lucrative lepisosteidae grouchily the rigidification bareback?

    Rational Review 2009

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  • known as 'squirrel corn'

    October 26, 2011

  • To be precise, Dicentra canadensis is known as 'squirrel corn'. The botanical family known as Fumariaceae is otherwise known as the fumitory family. Disambiguate.

    October 26, 2011