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Feverfew

Feverfew Meaning & Definition
Feverfew Definition And Meaning

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

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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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