Definition of Feverfew

1. Noun. Bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.

Exact synonyms: Chrysanthemum Parthenium, Tanacetum Parthenium
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Definition of Feverfew

1. n. A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.

Definition of Feverfew

1. Noun. 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 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Feverfew

1. a perennial herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Feverfew

1. A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities. Origin: AS. Feferfuge, fr. L. Febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Feverfew

feutred
feutres
feutring
fever
fever and ague
fever blister
fever blisters
fever of unknown origin
fever pitch
fever therapy
fever tree
fevered
feveret
fevereth
feverets
feverfew (current term)
feverfews
fevering
feverish
feverish urine
feverishly
feverishness
feverishnesses
feverless
feverous
feverously
feverroot
feverroots
fevers
feverweed

Literary usage of Feverfew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"Oil of feverfew. Obtained by distilling common feverfew, ... J. Pharm, 13, 251; J. pr. Ckem. 45, 45.) — The camphor contained in oil of feverfew ia ..."

2. The Chemical Works of Caspar Neumann by Caspar Neumann, William Lewis (1773)
"THE leaves of feverfew (Matricaria, Parth- FEVER- mum '. ... infects to carry feverfew as a defence. ..."

3. The universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1731)
"he herb, feverfew, whire-wort or motherwort. í MA'TRICE [with Dyen] is apply'd tr. the ... feverfew ..."

4. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"HL Common feverfew, with the Petals of the Flower quilled or ... HL Double feverfew, with the Petals round the Border plain ..."

5. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1735)
"HL Common feverfew, ' with the Petals of the Flower quill'd or ... HL Double feverfew, with the Petals round the Border plain, ..."

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