Feverfew
41genus Parthenium — noun small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers • Syn: ↑Parthenium • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑ …
42prairie dock — noun stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns • Syn: ↑American feverfew, ↑wild quinine, ↑Parthenium integrifolium • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex …
43wild quinine — noun stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns • Syn: ↑American feverfew, ↑prairie dock, ↑Parthenium integrifolium • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex …
44featherfew — ˈfethə(r)ˌfyü noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English fetherfewe feverfew, centaury, modification (influenced by fether feather) of (assumed) Anglo French fevrefue, from Late Latin febrifugia centaury more at febrifuge, feather …
45feb|ri|fuge — «FEHB ruh fyooj», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a medicine to reduce fever. 2. a cooling drink. –adj. curing or lessening fever. ╂[< French fébrifuge, learned borrowing from Late Latin febrifugia. See etym. of doublet feverfew. (Cf. ↑feverfew)] …
46Anacyclus Pyrethrum — Pellitory Pel li*to*ry, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory,… …
47Anthemis Cotula — Mayweed May weed , n. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anthemis Cotula}), having a strong odor; dog s fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States. (b) The feverfew. [1913 Webster] …
48bertram — Pellitory Pel li*to*ry, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory,… …
49Chrysanthemum — Chrys*an the*mum, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; chryso s gold + ? flower.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the… …
50Chrysanthemum Parthenium — Pellitory Pel li*to*ry, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory,… …
