"febrifugia" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [fɛ.brɪˈfʊ.ɡi.a] [Classical-Latin], [fe.briˈfuː.d͡ʒi.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From febris (“fever”) + fugō (“to chase, drive”) + -ia (ending of several plant names from Greek). Or possibly via ellipsis of herba febrifugia f (“plant/herb that drives away fever”), with the adjective-deriving suffix -ius, -ia, -ium. Compare febrifugus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|febris<t:fever>|fugō<t:to chase, drive>|-ia<pos:ending of several plant names from Greek>|text=+}} From febris (“fever”) + fugō (“to chase, drive”) + -ia (ending of several plant names from Greek)., {{ellipsis|la|herba febrifugia|g=f|nocap=1|t=plant/herb that drives away fever}} ellipsis of herba febrifugia f (“plant/herb that drives away fever”), {{af|la|-ius|alt1=-ius, -ia, -ium}} -ius, -ia, -ium Head templates: {{la-noun|febrifugia<1.F>}} febrifugia f (genitive febrifugiae); first declension, {{tlb|la|LL.}} (Late Latin) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|febrifugia<1.F>}} Forms: febrifugiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], febrifugia [nominative, singular], febrifugiae [nominative, plural], febrifugiae [genitive, singular], febrifugiārum [genitive, plural], febrifugiae [dative, singular], febrifugiīs [dative, plural], febrifugiam [accusative, singular], febrifugiās [accusative, plural], febrifugiā [ablative, singular], febrifugiīs [ablative, plural], febrifugia [singular, vocative], febrifugiae [plural, vocative]
  1. feverfew Tags: Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine
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