FEVERFEW
Dictionary entry overview: What does feverfew mean? • FEVERFEW (noun)
The noun FEVERFEW has 1 sense:
1. bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Familiarity information: FEVERFEW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FEVERFEW (noun)
Meaning:
Bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chrysanthemum parthenium; feverfew; Tanacetum parthenium
Hypernyms ("feverfew" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("feverfew" is a member of...):
genus Tanacetum; Tanacetum (a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)
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