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feverfew definition

fever·few (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

Etymology: 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

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