Definition for FE'VER-FEW

FE'VER-FEW, n. [Sax. feferfuge; L. febris and fugo.]

A plant, Chrysanthemum Parthenium, so named from supposed febrifuge qualities. The common feverfew grows to the highth of two or three feet, with compound radiated white flowers, with a yellow disk.

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