yarrow
See also: Yarrow
English
a yarrow plant Achillea millefolium
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjæɹəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjæɹoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ærəʊ
Etymology 1
From Middle English yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-Germanic *garwō (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”), perhaps ultimately cognate to Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (“yellow”). Cognate with Dutch gerw (“yarrow”) and German (Schaf-)garbe.
Noun
yarrow (usually uncountable, plural yarrows)
- Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
- Synonym: milfoil
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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Further reading
- yarrow at USDA Plants database
Etymology 2
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Green woodpecker, Picus viridis
Noun
yarrow (plural yarrows)
- (Britain) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
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