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feverroot

feverroot

9.9
A rough wild American plant with large leaves that meet around the stem and purple or dull red flowers
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : raíz de fiebre
  • The distinctive purple flowers of the feverroot attracted a variety of pollinators in spring.

Examples

  • The leaves of the feverroot plant are large and usually perfoliate.

  • Clusters of feverroot grew wild along the edge of the marshy field.

  • The traditional healer brewed a tea from feverroot to help treat colds and fevers.

  • The feverroot plant can grow up to three feet tall.

  • I found some feverroot in the garden yesterday.

  • Clusters of feverroot grew wild along the edge of the marshy field.

  • The distinctive purple flowers of the feverroot attracted a variety of pollinators in spring.

Synonyms

Triostium perfoliatum
vsfeverroot
  • Specialized
9.9

A coarse American wild herb with large leaves that wrap the stem and purple or dull red flowers

is the everyday common name rather than the scientific label
tinker's root
vsfeverroot
  • US
9.9

A rough wild plant from eastern North America with large leaves and purple or dull red flowers

is the principal common name rather than this alternative
horse gentian
vsfeverroot
  • US
9.9

A rough wild plant from America with large leaves and purple or red flowers

is the main name used in general references instead of this one
wild coffee
vsfeverroot
  • US
8.8

A rough leafy plant with purple or red flowers and small red berries

is the usual name used broadly rather than this alternate

Surface Forms

feverroot singular
feverroots plural

Morphology

feverroot = fever + root (transparent) = fever + root

The compound is directly built from 'fever' + 'root' and denotes a plant/root associated with fevers, so the meaning is inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Feverroot combines fever and root. People once made a tea from the plant's root to help treat 'fever', so the name helps you remember it is a plant used as medicine.