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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Feverfew

/(fē"vẽr*fū)/ · Fe·ver·few · IPA /fˈiːvərfjˌuː/
01 n. A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Chrysanthemum Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; …
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    A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Chrysanthemum Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.(Bot.)