Feverwort

/ˈfɛvərˌwɜrt/ noun

Definition

Any plant, especially a flowering herb, whose leaves, roots, or seeds were traditionally used to treat or cure fevers.

Etymology

From 'fever' plus 'wort,' where 'wort' comes from Old English 'wyrt' meaning plant or root. This suffix appears in many historical plant names like 'figwort,' 'mugwort,' and 'St. John's wort,' representing one of the oldest herbal classification systems.

Kelly Says

The '-wort' suffix in plant names is like a time capsule of Old English—it appears in our most famous herbal names today (St. John's wort, lungwort, etc.), showing these naming conventions are incredibly ancient and still understood by modern speakers!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነጭ እንቁላል
nech' enku-laal
ARالعربية
شَجَرَةُ الحُمَّى
shajarahu al-humma
BNবাংলা
জ্বরমূল
jwar-mool
CACatalà
herba febrif
er-ba fe-brif
CSČeština
horečkový
ho-re-č-ko-vý
DADansk
febersag
fe-bersag
DEDeutsch
Fieberkraut
fē-ber-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
φυτό για πυρετό
fito ya pyreto
ESEspañol
hierba del fuego
e-r-ba del fwe-go
FAفارسی
گیاه تب
gīāhe tab
FISuomi
kuumekukka
kuume-kuk-ka
FRFrançais
plante anti-fièvre
plant an-tee-fiv-er
GUGU
ગરમીનો છોડ
garmi-no cho-d
HAHA
gidan wuta
gi-dan wo-ta
HEעברית
עשבת חום
esavet choom
HIहिन्दी
ज्वरबूटी
jwar-booti
HUMagyar
lángvirág
lang-vi-rág
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput panas
rumput panas
IGIG
nri nri
nri nri
ITItaliano
erba del fuoco
erba del fo-ko
JA日本語
熱病草
ねつびょうそう
KKKK
жүретін өсімдік
zhure-tin o-sim-dik
KMKM
ក្នុងព្រោះ
k-nung pro-ah
KO한국어
열병초
yeolbyeongcho
MRMR
ज्वरशेळ
jwar-sheel
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput panas
rumput panas
MYမြန်မာ
အာကာရ ပင်
a-ka-ra pin
NLNederlands
koortskruid
koorts-krooid
NONorsk
feberurt
fe-ber-urt
PAPA
ਪਾਣੀ ਠੰਡਾ
paani thanda
PLPolski
ziele na gorączkę
zielen na goraczke
PTPortuguês
erva-do-febre
er-vɐ do-fɛ-bɾɛ
RORomână
iarbă de febră
iarbă de fibră
RUРусский
жгучая трава
zhguchaya trava
SVSvenska
febersöt
fe-bersöt
SWKiswahili
mmea ya homa
m-m-ea ya ho-ma
TAதமிழ்
வியாதி இலை
viyaati ilai
TEతెలుగు
జ్వరము
jvara-mu
THไทย
สมุนไพรแก้ไข้
som-un-prai-gae-kai
TLTL
halamang lagnat
ha-la-mang la-gnat
TRTürkçe
ateş otu
ateş otu
UKУкраїнська
зілля на гарячку
zilya na hariachku
URاردو
تبسمی
tabsimi
VITiếng Việt
cây hạ sốt
cay ha sot
YOYO
ẹ̀bì
e-bi
ZH中文
发烧草
fāshāocǎo
ZUZU
umthi wena
oom-thee we-na

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