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feverwort

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

noun

horse gentian.
the thoroughwort or boneset.

Nearby words

  1. feverishly,
  2. feverous,
  3. feverously,
  4. feverroot,
  5. feverweed,
  6. few,
  7. few and far between,
  8. few bricks shy of a load,
  9. few words,
  10. fewer

Origin of feverwort

First recorded in 1605–15; fever + wort2
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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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