feverroot

A noun referring to a coarse, weedy perennial herb native to America, characterized by large perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una planta herbácea perenne y tosca, considerada maleza, originaria de América, caracterizada por hojas grandes y connadas (perfoliadas) y flores púrpuras o de un rojo apagado; también se usa como nombre común para ciertas plantas del género Triosteum, similares a la valeriana, empleadas en remedios caseros contra la fiebre.

1. Botanical term C1 formal american scientific

   A coarse, weedy perennial herb native to North America, with large leaves that often appear to surround the stem and clusters of purple or dull red flowers.

   • Feverroot was traditionally used by some Native American tribes for medicinal purposes.
   • The botany student identified the plant as feverroot by its perfoliate leaves.
   • During the hike, we came across a patch of feverroot blooming along the trail.
   • Gardeners often consider feverroot a weed due to its aggressive growth habits.

   🇪🇸Raíz de la fiebre

   Sinónimos: horse gentian

• feverroots plural form
• feverroots' possessive plural form
• feverroot's possessive singular form