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feverfew
(fē′vər fyo̵̅o̅′)
noun
a bushy plant (Chrysanthemum parthenium) of the composite family, with finely divided foliage and flowers with white florets around a yellow disk
Origin: ME fevyrfue < OE feverfuge & Anglo-Fr *fewerfue, both < LL febrifugia < L febris, fever + fugia < fugare, to drive away; akin to fugere, to flee: see fugitive
See feverfew in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An aromatic plant (Chrysanthemum parthenium) native to Eurasia, having clusters of buttonlike, white-rayed flower heads.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English feverfu
Origin: , from Old English feferfuge
Origin: and from Anglo-Norman *fevrefue
Origin: , both from Late Latin febrifugia
Origin: : febris, fever
Origin: + fuga, flight
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