Feverfew Definition
fēvər-fyo͝o
noun
A bushy plant (Chrysanthemum parthenium) of the composite family, with finely divided foliage and flowers with white florets around a yellow disk.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Chrysanthemum parthenium
- tanacetum-parthenium
Other Word Forms of Feverfew
Noun
Singular:
feverfew
Plural:
feverfewsOrigin of Feverfew
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Through Old French fevrefue, from Latin febrifugia, from febris (“fever”) + fugō (“I drive away”). If directly from Latin, the latter part of the word was changed to "few" due to unfamiliarity with the element -fuge.
From Wiktionary
Middle English feverfu from Old English feferfuge and from Anglo-Norman fevrefue both from Late Latin febrifugia febris fever fuga flight
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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