feverfew

English - Turkish

Definition of feverfew in English Turkish dictionary

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koyungözü

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Chrysanthemum parthenium

English - English

Definition of feverfew in English English dictionary

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

{n} a plant, wild wormwood

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

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

{i} type of perennial flowering plant that can be used medicinally to reduce fever

featherfew

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The feverfew

mayweed

american feverfew

stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns

bastard feverfew

tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States

Hyphenation

fe·ver·few

Turkish pronunciation

fivırfyu

Pronunciation

/ˈfēvərˌfyo͞o/ /ˈfiːvɜrˌfjuː/

Etymology

[ 'fE-v&r-"fyü ] (noun.) 15th century. Through Old French fevrefue, from Latin febrifugia, from febris (“fever”) + fugō (“I drive away”). The latter part of the word was changed to "few" due to unfamiliarity with the element -fuge.