feverfew

Noun
US[fee-ver-fyoo]/ˈfivɚˌfju/3 syllables
Synonyms: Tanacetum partheniumChrysanthemum parthenium

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Noun (1)

  1. bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus ChrysanthemumSynonyms: Tanacetum partheniumChrysanthemum partheniumType of herb, herbaceous plantMember of Tanacetum, genus Tanacetum
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fe′ver·few (fē′vẽr-fū), noun

Origin: AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge.

Botany A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Chrysanthemum Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; — so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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