feverwort

English

feverwort (Centaurium sebaeoides)

feverwort (Triosteum perfoliatum)

Etymology

From fever +‎ wort.

Noun

feverwort (countable and uncountable, plural feverworts)

1. A plant of the genus Centaurium.
2. Any of the genus Triosteum of plants, especially Triosteum perfoliatum
3. Synonym of boneset (“Eupatorium perfoliatum”)

References

• feverwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “feverwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.