feverwort

[ fee-ver-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈfi vərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

horse gentian.
the thoroughwort or boneset.

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Origin of feverwort

First recorded in 1605–15; fever + wort2

Words nearby feverwort

feverfew, feverish, feverous, feverroot, feverweed, feverwort, few, few and far between, few bricks shy of a load, few words, fewer
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British Dictionary definitions for feverwort

feverwort
/ (ˈfiːvəˌwɜːt) /

noun

US any of several plants considered to have medicinal properties, such as horse gentian and boneset
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