Found 2 hits - Term: yarrow, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
yarrow \yar"row\, n. oe. yarowe, yarwe, yogharowe, 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.
1913 webster
see also:
achillea millefolium milfoil nosebleed
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
yarrow
n : 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 syn: milfoil, achillea
millefolium
see also:
milfoil achillea millefolium
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