Noun: Triosteum perfoliatum
- Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers
"Triosteum perfoliatum was once believed to cure fevers";
- feverroot, horse gentian, tinker's root, wild coffee
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: genus Triostium, Triosteum
Encyclopedia: Triosteum perfoliatum