sneezewort (countable and uncountable, plural sneezeworts)
Achillea ptarmica, a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.
• bastard pellitory, fair-maid-of-France, goosetongue, sneezeweed, white tansy, wild pellitory
Source: Wiktionary
Sneeze"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A European herbaceous plant (Achillea Ptarmica) allied to the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
