| 单词 | agueweed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasagueweed agueweed n. North American any of several plants used (or formerly used) medicinally, esp. in the treatment of fever; spec. (a) boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum; (b) any of several dwarf gentians, esp. Gentianella quinquefolia. ΚΠ 1806 B. M'Mahon Amer. Gardener's Cal. 583 Plants cultivated for medicinal purposes, &c. Ague-weed, Thoroughwort..Eupatorium perfoliatum. 1869 F. P. Porcher Resources Southern Fields & Forests (new ed.) 556 Indian quinine; Ague weed, (Gentiana quinqueflora). 1907 Techn. World Mag. May 267/1 Boneset..brings up memories of drastic childhood doses. People call the weed feverwort, sweating plant, teasel and ague weed. 1967 H. Borland Hill Country Harvest 298 Close by, in the edge of the thicker woods, we found a number of lesser gentians commonly called ague-weed. 2008 P. Bernhardt Gods & Goddesses in Garden iii. 65 Some gentians are still known as agueweeds, suggesting they were once doomed to an ineffective career fighting fevers. < as lemmas |
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