feverfew
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English feverfu, feverfeu, feverfugie, modified by folk etymology from either Old French fevrefue or Old English feferfuge, both from Latin febrifugia, from febris (“fever”) + fugō (“I drive away”). Doublet of febrifuge.
Noun
[edit]feverfew (countable and uncountable, plural feverfews)
- A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]Tanacetum parthenium
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References
[edit]- Michael Quinion (2004) “Feverfew”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
- "Feverfew" in Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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