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feverfew

/fˈivɚfjˌu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
fever-few
IPA
/fˈivɚfjˌu/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English feverfu, feverfeu, feverfugie, modified by folk etymology from either Old French fevrefue or Old English feferfuge, both from Latin febrifugia, from febris (“fever”) + fugō (“to drive away”). Doublet of febrifuge.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: feverfu, fevrefue, feferfuge, febrifugia

Usage

Inflected Forms

feverfews (plural)

Phrases

American feverfew eastern feverfew

Synonyms

bachelor's buttons tanacetum parthenium chrysanthemum parthenium

Questions

How do you pronounce feverfew?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈivɚfjˌu/.
What does feverfew mean?
A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.
Where does feverfew come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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