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fe⋅ver⋅wort

  [fee-ver-wurt, -wawrt]
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–noun
1. horse gentian.
2. the thoroughwort or boneset.
Origin:
1605–15; fever + wort 2
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fe·ver·wort   (fē'vər-wûrt', -wôrt')   
n.  See horse gentian.
horse gentian  
n.  Any of various plants of the genus Triosteum, having opposite leaves, small purplish-brown flowers, and leathery orange-yellow fruit. Also called feverwort.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Feverwort

Fe"ver*wort`\, n. See Fever root, under Fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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feverwort

any of the four North American plant species of the genus Triosteum, all coarse perennials belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae. Several other species of the genus are East Asian. The common names feverwort, wild ipecac, and horse gentian resulted from former medicinal uses of the plant. Other names for certain of the plants are tinker's weed and wild coffee.

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