YARROW

yarrow, milfoil, Achillea millefolium

(noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Yarrow

A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the River Douglas.

a river, named Yarrow Water, in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland.

a place and parish in the Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders.

A hamlet in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England.

A small community in British Columbia, Canada.

An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.

A surname.

Anagrams

• arrowy

Etymology 1

Noun

yarrow (usually uncountable, plural yarrows)

Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.

Synonyms

• (Achillea spp.): milfoil, achillea

• (Achillea millefolium): devil's nettle, sanguinary, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf

• See also yarrow

Hyponyms

• Alps yarrow, Achillea distans

• Chinese yarrow, Achillea alpina

• Egyptian yarrow, Achillea aegyptiaca

• fernleaf yarrow, Achillea filipendulina

• Ligurian yarrow, Achillea ligustica

• noble yarrow, Achillea nobilis

• Siberian yarrow, Achillea sibirica

Etymology 2

Noun

yarrow (plural yarrows)

(UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

Anagrams

• arrowy

Source: Wiktionary

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Yar"row, n. Etym: [OE. yarowe, yarwe, ýarowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe, schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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