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feverwort

feverwort noun: a plant of the genus Centaurium.

feverwort: a plant of the genus Centaurium
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Noun

feverwort (countable and uncountable, plural feverworts)

  1. A plant of the genus Centaurium.
  2. Any of the genus Triosteum of plants, especially Triosteum perfoliatum
  3. Synonym of boneset (“Eupatorium perfoliatum”).
    Synonyms:
    boneset

Synonyms of feverwort

Forms of feverwort

pluralfeverworts

Origin of feverwort

From fever + wort.

Questions about feverwort

What does feverwort mean?
Feverwort means a plant of the genus Centaurium.
What part of speech is feverwort?
Feverwort is a noun.
What is the plural of feverwort?
The plural of feverwort is feverworts.

Words near feverwort in the dictionary

  1. feverroots
  2. fevers
  3. feversome
  4. fevertwig
  5. feverweed
  6. feverwort
  7. feverworts
  8. fevery
  9. fevga
  10. fevre
  11. fevres

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