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
ITItaliano
erba del fuoco
erba del fo-ko
KKKK
жүретін өсімдік
zhure-tin o-sim-dik
KMKM
ក្នុងព្រោះ
k-nung pro-ah
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
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
VITiếng Việt
cây hạ sốt
cay ha sot
ZUZU
umthi wena
oom-thee we-na