noun
- Plural of feverwort; plants believed to have medicinal properties for treating fever, especially certain species in the Triosteum genus.
Usage: chiefly botanical or historical; often used in traditional herbal medicine
Examples
- Feverworts were commonly used in folk remedies to reduce high fevers.
- The herbalist gathered feverworts from the forest to prepare a traditional tonic.
- Early settlers relied on feverworts and other native plants for medicinal purposes.
- Feverworts contain compounds that were thought to have antipyretic properties.