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Definition of Feverroot
1. Noun. Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Triostium, Triostium
Definition of Feverroot
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feverroot
Literary usage of Feverroot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1907)
"... feverroot. Habitat and range.—Rich, shady woods having an abundance of leaf
mold produce this curious little plant. It may be found in such situations ..."
2. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants: A Book of Valuable Information for by Arthur Robert Harding (1908)
"... turney-claw, feverroot. HABITAT AND RANGE — Rich, shady woods having an
abundance of leaf mold produce this curious little plant. ..."
3. A Manual of Organic Materia Medica: Being a Guide to Materia Medica of the by John Michael Maisch (1882)
"feverroot, BASTARD IPECAC. Origin. — Triosteum perfoliatum, Lin. Natural order,
Caprifoliaceae. Habitat.—United States, in woodlands. Description. ..."
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