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Plant some after a hot spell
Answer for the clue "Plant some after a hot spell ", 8 letters:
feverfew
Alternative clues for the word feverfew
- Herbal medicine’s fine, always given to a small number
- Herb of Europe
- Perennial plant not many associated with disease
- Bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads
- High temperature that's exhausting, did you say, for plant?
- Plant used in herbal medicine to treat headaches
- Valued traditionally for medicinal uses
Word definitions for feverfew in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: Tanacetum parthenium , Chrysanthemum parthenium ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Feverfew \Fe"ver*few\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever , Fugitive , and cf. Febrifuge .] (Bot.) A perennial plant ( Pyrethrum Parthenium , or Chrysanthemum Parthenium ) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English feferfuge , from Late Latin febrifugia , from Latin febris "fever" + fugare "put to flight" (see febrifuge ). So called for its medical usage. The modern English word probably is reborrowed from an Anglo-French source.
Usage examples of feverfew.
Sunscorch is of the opinion that we are being pursued by the awful pirate Feverfew, on account of stealing one of his treasure chests.
Well, until Feverfew tracks the thief down and exacts his terrible punishment.
Though, in truth, Feverfew kills or enslaves everyone he encounters anyway.
We think Feverfew had the worldlet sorcerously placed inside Wednesday for two reasons.
Gore-Draken specifically for Feverfew, which could only have been done by a very superior Sorcerer or one of the Morrow Days.
There was smoke everywhere, and Feverfew cast a spell that made the planks bite at our ankles.
Will released and the Third Key, he could sort out Feverfew without any problems.
The pirate Feverfew will be cast down, and we shall return to the House!
If not, doubtless Feverfew will capture you and end your doubting existences in the Hot Lake.
You are found on a buoy of the infamous pirate Feverfew, in the Border Sea of the House.
One is via a unique augury puzzle that Feverfew possesses, made for him by Grim Tuesday, like the worldlet itself.
This suggests the augury puzzle was created from the intestines of a Gore-Draken specifically for Feverfew, which could only have been done by a very superior Sorcerer or one of the Morrow Days.
But the crew will not be able to help you against Feverfew in the worldlet itself.
But the Will got stolen by a pirate called feverfew who works for the Morrow Days.
He was going to strike first, and once he had the Will released and the Third Key, he could sort out Feverfew without any problems.