American feverfew

American feverfew
noun
stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns
Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex
Member Holonyms: ↑Parthenium, ↑genus Parthenium

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
: a stout herb (Parthenium integrifolium) of the southeastern United States with whitish flowers resembling those of the feverfew

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  • American feverfew — pievinė gvajulė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Parthenium integrifolium), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Parthenium integrifolium angl. American feverfew; Missouri snakeroot; prairie dock;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Feverfew — This article is about the Eurasian Asteraceae species. For the North American Asteraceae genus, see Parthenium. For the band, see The Feverfew. Feverfew Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • bastard feverfew — noun tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States • Syn: ↑Parthenium hysterophorus • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms: ↑Parthenium, ↑genus Parthenium * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Parthenium — noun small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers • Syn: ↑genus Parthenium • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Parthenium — hysterophorus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • genus Parthenium — noun small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers • Syn: ↑Parthenium • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • prairie dock — noun stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns • Syn: ↑American feverfew, ↑wild quinine, ↑Parthenium integrifolium • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex …   Useful english dictionary

  • wild quinine — noun stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns • Syn: ↑American feverfew, ↑prairie dock, ↑Parthenium integrifolium • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex …   Useful english dictionary

  • Parthenium integrifolium — ID 59750 Symbol Key PAIN3 Common Name wild quinine Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • suffrutex — noun low growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base • Syn: ↑subshrub • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑darling pea, ↑poison bush, ↑blue star, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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