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/fee"veuhr rooht', -root'/, n.See horse gentian.[1735-45, Amer.; FEVER + ROOT1]
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feverroot — noun coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers • Syn: ↑horse gentian, ↑tinker s root, ↑wild coffee, ↑Triostium perfoliatum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
horse gentian — noun coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers • Syn: ↑feverroot, ↑tinker s root, ↑wild coffee, ↑Triostium perfoliatum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic … English dictionary for students
genus Triostium — noun genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot • Syn: ↑Triostium • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tinker's root — noun coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers • Syn: ↑feverroot, ↑horse gentian, ↑wild coffee, ↑Triostium perfoliatum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
Triostium — noun genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot • Syn: ↑genus Triostium • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wild coffee — noun coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers • Syn: ↑feverroot, ↑horse gentian, ↑tinker s root, ↑Triostium perfoliatum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
fe|ver|wort — «FEE vuhr WURT», noun. 1. = feverroot. (Cf. ↑feverroot) 2. = boneset or thoroughwort … Useful english dictionary
herb — Synonyms and related words: Cretan dittany, algae, angelica, autophyte, balm, balsam, basil, bean, belladonna, boneset, borage, bracken, brown algae, burning bush, calendula, caraway, cardamom, castor oil plant, chervil, chicory, climber, clover … Moby Thesaurus
vegetable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Any plant Nouns 1. vegetable kingdom, vegetation, vegetable life; plants, flora, verdure; growth, biome; weed. 2. vegetable, fungus, legume, fruit, nut, seed (see food). 3. tree; acacia, alder, almond,… … English dictionary for students
