Meaning of FEVERFEW
| Pronunciation: | | 'feevur`fyoo
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| | Definition: | | [n] bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum |
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| | Synonyms: | | Chrysanthemum parthenium, Tanacetum parthenium |
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| | See Also: | | genus Tanacetum, herb, herbaceous plant, Tanacetum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fe"ver*few\, n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See
{fever}, {Fugitive}, and cf. {Febrifuge}.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant ({Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium})
allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white
blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.
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