feverfew

(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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