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单词 feverfew
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Definition of feverfew in English:

feverfew

nounˈfiːvəfjuːˈfivərˌfju
  • A bushy aromatic Eurasian plant of the daisy family, with feathery leaves and daisy-like flowers. It is used in herbal medicine to treat headaches.

    Tanacetum parthenium, family Compositae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To create a foil for flowers, Clark uses annual leafy vegetables (cabbage, lettuce) and herbs (fennel, feverfew, parsley) with interesting textures and colors.
    • There are drifts of feverfew, clouds of philadelphus, grasses whispering in the breeze, and everywhere the perfume of 1,000 blossoms keeping the countryside alive in the heart of London.
    • Media attention can often cause a major increase in the demand and use of herbal drugs - for example, evening primrose oil, feverfew, Ginko biloba, and ginseng.
    • If you're thinking of growing your own feverfew, the plant is readily available in nurseries and is easy to cultivate, but be certain that you have the correct herb before consuming it.
    • Sweet Annie, anise hyssop, and feverfew make good fillers.
    • To help lessen her migraine pain, he suggested she take the herb feverfew daily.
    • Two shrubs here are desert broom and burro bush, while wildflowers include desert honeysuckle, with long, tubular, brick-red flowers, and woolly feverfew, with white or greenish flowers.
    • For one of my favorite bouquets I use echinacea flowers, yarrow, feverfew, lavender, sage, apple mint, and catmint from my garden.
    • White flowers, like feverfew, are one of her favorite accents in the garden.
    • Other herbs taken with ginkgo, such as garlic, feverfew, or ginseng, can increase the bleeding risk.
    • Chris scattered the feverfew, poppies and foxgloves they had brought with them over the Hand, then straightened up and dusted himself off.
    • Among the herbs were fennel, for weak eyes, camomile for headaches, white lilies for ‘bile’ and feverfew, against the shaking fever.
    • Its ruffled, lavender-pink flowers look like they belong in a grandmother's garden with feverfew and love-in-a-mist.
    • Super antioxidants which fall into the polyphenol family include flavonoids, which are found in such foods as soy and blueberries, as well as red wine and green tea, and the herbs feverfew and ginkgo.
    • Some herbs can help with migraine particularly feverfew and also ginger and ginkgo.
    • If you enjoy poetry a different favourite poet for each day; if flowers plant by colour i.e. white roses, chamomile, daisies, feverfew, white yarrow, basil etc for your white day; the possibilities are endless.
    • The varieties used are almost all foliage plants; Echeveria, Herniaria, Alternanthera, Antennaria, sedum and feverfew.
    • This tends to be based on a named pathology, such as feverfew for migraines, St John's Wort for depression, devil's claw for arthritis.
    • Nor did the aromatherapy garden, with the subtle fragrances of feverfew and lemon balm.
    • For example, feverfew, ginkgo, and ginger may interfere with the ability of blood-clotting cells to stick together.

Origin

Old English feferfuge, from Latin febrifuga, from febris 'fever' + fugare 'drive away'. Compare with febrifuge.

 
 

Definition of feverfew in US English:

feverfew

nounˈfēvərˌfyo͞oˈfivərˌfju
  • A bushy aromatic Eurasian plant of the daisy family, with feathery leaves and daisy-like flowers. It is used in herbal medicine to treat headaches.

    Tanacetum or 'Chrysanthemum' parthenium, family Compositae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you're thinking of growing your own feverfew, the plant is readily available in nurseries and is easy to cultivate, but be certain that you have the correct herb before consuming it.
    • For example, feverfew, ginkgo, and ginger may interfere with the ability of blood-clotting cells to stick together.
    • White flowers, like feverfew, are one of her favorite accents in the garden.
    • There are drifts of feverfew, clouds of philadelphus, grasses whispering in the breeze, and everywhere the perfume of 1,000 blossoms keeping the countryside alive in the heart of London.
    • To create a foil for flowers, Clark uses annual leafy vegetables (cabbage, lettuce) and herbs (fennel, feverfew, parsley) with interesting textures and colors.
    • Chris scattered the feverfew, poppies and foxgloves they had brought with them over the Hand, then straightened up and dusted himself off.
    • Two shrubs here are desert broom and burro bush, while wildflowers include desert honeysuckle, with long, tubular, brick-red flowers, and woolly feverfew, with white or greenish flowers.
    • Super antioxidants which fall into the polyphenol family include flavonoids, which are found in such foods as soy and blueberries, as well as red wine and green tea, and the herbs feverfew and ginkgo.
    • This tends to be based on a named pathology, such as feverfew for migraines, St John's Wort for depression, devil's claw for arthritis.
    • Sweet Annie, anise hyssop, and feverfew make good fillers.
    • For one of my favorite bouquets I use echinacea flowers, yarrow, feverfew, lavender, sage, apple mint, and catmint from my garden.
    • Some herbs can help with migraine particularly feverfew and also ginger and ginkgo.
    • If you enjoy poetry a different favourite poet for each day; if flowers plant by colour i.e. white roses, chamomile, daisies, feverfew, white yarrow, basil etc for your white day; the possibilities are endless.
    • To help lessen her migraine pain, he suggested she take the herb feverfew daily.
    • Nor did the aromatherapy garden, with the subtle fragrances of feverfew and lemon balm.
    • The varieties used are almost all foliage plants; Echeveria, Herniaria, Alternanthera, Antennaria, sedum and feverfew.
    • Among the herbs were fennel, for weak eyes, camomile for headaches, white lilies for ‘bile’ and feverfew, against the shaking fever.
    • Other herbs taken with ginkgo, such as garlic, feverfew, or ginseng, can increase the bleeding risk.
    • Media attention can often cause a major increase in the demand and use of herbal drugs - for example, evening primrose oil, feverfew, Ginko biloba, and ginseng.
    • Its ruffled, lavender-pink flowers look like they belong in a grandmother's garden with feverfew and love-in-a-mist.

Origin

Old English feferfuge, from Latin febrifuga, from febris ‘fever’ + fugare ‘drive away’. Compare with febrifuge.

 
 
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