feverwort

English

Etymology

From fever +‎ wort.

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”).

References

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