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Webster 1913 Edition
Feverfew
Fe′ver-few
(fē′vẽr-fū)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
A perennial plant (
Pyrethrum Parthenium
, or Chrysanthemum Parthenium
) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; – so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities. Webster 1828 Edition
Feverfew
FE'VERFEW
,Noun.
A plant, or rather a genus of plants, the Matricaria, so named from supposed febrifuge qualities. The common feverfew grows to the height of two or three feet with compound leaves and compound radiated white flowers, with a yellow disk.