单词 | feverweed |
释义 | feverweed in British English (ˈfiːvəˌwiːd) noun a name given to several plants thought to have medicinal properties, including those of the genuses Eryngium and Eupatorium feverweed in American English (ˈfivərˌwid) noun 1. any plant belonging to the genus Eryngium, of the parsley family, esp. E. foetidum, of the West Indies, or E. campestre, of Europe 2. any of various plants believed to reduce fever Word origin [1835–45, Amer.; fever + weed1]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: catch-up, ecumenical, faceplate, hot plate, placement |
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