feverroot

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noun

A plant of species Ruellia tuberosa.

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horse gentiantinker's rootwild coffeeTriostium perfoliatumTriosteum perfoliatum
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Meanings

nounfeverroot (plural feverroots)

plural feverroots · alternative fever root

  1. A plant of species Ruellia tuberosa.
  2. Any of the plants in the genus Triosteum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncoarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers

Similar
horse gentiantinker's rootwild coffeeTriostium perfoliatumTriosteum perfoliatum
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
horse gentian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fever + root.

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APA

feverroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feverroot

MLA

“feverroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feverroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feverroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feverroot.

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