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Webster 1913 Edition
Yarrow
Yar′row
,Noun.
[OE.
yarowe
, yarwe
, ȝarowe
, AS. gearwe
; akin to D. gerw
, OHG. garwa
, garawa
, G. garbe
, schafgarbe
, and perhaps to E. yare
.] (Bot.)
An American and European composite plant (
Achillea Millefolium
) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil
, and nosebleed
. Webster 1828 Edition
Yarrow
YARROW
,Noun.
Definition 2024
yarrow
yarrow
English
a yarrow plant Achillea millefolium
Noun
yarrow (usually uncountable, plural yarrows)
- Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Alps yarrow, Achillea distans
- Chinese yarrow, Achillea alpina
- common yarrow, Achillea millefolium
- Egyptian yarrow, Achillea aegyptiaca
- fernleaf yarrow, Achillea filipendulina
- Ligurian yarrow, Achillea ligustica
- noble yarrow, Achillea nobilis
- Siberian yarrow, Achillea sibirica
Translations
any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea
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External links
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Achillea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- yarrow at USDA Plants database
Etymology 2
Green woodpecker, Picus viridis
Noun
yarrow (plural yarrows)
- (Britain) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.