About The Word Feverfew
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Feverfew
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What's The Definition Of Feverfew?
[n] bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Synonyms | Synonyms for Feverfew: Chrysanthemum parthenium | Tanacetum parthenium Related Terms | Find terms related to Feverfew: See Also | genus Tanacetum | herb | herbaceous plant | Tanacetum Feverfew In Webster's Dictionary \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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