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单词 feverfew
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fe•ver•few  (fēvər fyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya bushy composite plant, Chrysanthemum parthenium, bearing small white flowers, formerly used as a remedy for fever and headache.
  • Late Latin febrifugia. See febrifuge
  • Anglo-French *feverfue (replacing early Middle English fever fugie, Old English feferfuge)
  • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feverfew /ˈfiːvəˌfjuː/ n
  1. a bushy European strong-scented perennial plant, Tanacetum parthenium, with white flower heads, formerly used medicinally: family Asteraceae (composites)
Etymology: Old English feferfuge, from Late Latin febrifugia, from Latin febris fever + fugāre to put to flight
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