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feverweed
American
[fee-ver-weed]
/ ˈfi vərˌwid /
noun
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any plant belonging to the genus Eryngium, of the parsley family, especially E. foetidum, of the West Indies, or E. campestre, of Europe.
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any of various plants believed to reduce fever.
Etymology
Origin of feverweed
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