- féferfúge
- f (-an/-an) feverfew [L febrifugia]
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Chrysanthemum Parthenium — Feverfew Fe ver*few (f[=e] v[ e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See {fever}, {Fugitive}, and cf. {Febrifuge}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Pyrethrum Parthenium}, or {Chrysanthemum Parthenium}) allied to camomile, having finely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feverfew — Fe ver*few (f[=e] v[ e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See {fever}, {Fugitive}, and cf. {Febrifuge}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Pyrethrum Parthenium}, or {Chrysanthemum Parthenium}) allied to camomile, having finely divided… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pyrethrum Parthenium — Feverfew Fe ver*few (f[=e] v[ e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See {fever}, {Fugitive}, and cf. {Febrifuge}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Pyrethrum Parthenium}, or {Chrysanthemum Parthenium}) allied to camomile, having finely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feverfew — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feferfuge, from Late Latin febrifugia centaury more at febrifuge Date: 15th century a perennial European composite herb (Chrysanthemum parthenium) widely cultivated as an ornamental … New Collegiate Dictionary
feverfew — /fee veuhr fyooh /, n. a bushy composite plant, Chrysanthemum parthenium, bearing small white flowers, formerly used as a remedy for fever and headache. [1400 50; late ME < AF *feverfue (r. early ME fever fugie, OE feferfuge) < LL febrifugia. See … Universalium
feverfew — fe·ver·few (feґvər fu″) [A.S. feferfuge, febrifuge, from L. febrifugia][NF] the dried leaves of Tanacetum parthenium, used for migraine, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and allergy; it has a wide variety of uses in folk medicine … Medical dictionary
feverfew — O.E. feferfuge, from L.L. febrifugia, from L. febris fever (see FEVER (Cf. fever)) + fugare put to flight; so called for its medical usage. The modern English word probably is from an Anglo French source … Etymology dictionary
feverfew — [ fi:vəfju:] noun a small bushy aromatic plant of the daisy family, with feathery leaves and daisy like flowers, used as a herbal remedy for headaches. [Tanacetum parthenium.] Origin OE feferfuge, from L. febrifuga, from febris fever + fugare… … English new terms dictionary
feverfew — n. an aromatic bushy plant, Tenacetum parthenium, with feathery leaves and white daisy like flowers, formerly used to reduce fever. Etymology: OE feferfuge f. L febrifuga (as FEBRIFUGE) … Useful english dictionary
