| feverfew | <botany> A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities. Origin: AS. Feferfuge, fr. L. Febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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