HyperDic: tanacetum_parthenium

English > 1 sense of the expression Tanacetum parthenium:
NOUNplantTanacetum parthenium, feverfew, Chrysanthemum partheniumbushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads
English > Tanacetum parthenium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningbushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Synonymsfeverfew, Chrysanthemum parthenium
Member ofTanacetum, genus TanacetumA large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishmatricaria, tanacetum parthenium
Catalantanacetum parthenium

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