yarrow
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- noun
- /ˈjɛroʊ/
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mil hojas
- Ginger, cinnamon, yarrow, peppermint, and chamomile work very well too.
- yarrow tea
- boneset and yarrow
- yarrow, or milfoil
Lupins, Delphinium, foxglove, Yarrow, they're a stock.
- Lupins, Delphinium, foxglove, Yarrow, they're a stock.
Examples
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From a fencerow, he gathered a wad of the feathery leaves of yarrow and tied it to his head with the stripped stem of the plant.
Fiction book (1997) -
The power of yarrow is to draw out pain, which to an extent it did.
Fiction book (1997) -
As such, the garden is full of medicinal herbs, including yarrow for treating wounds.
Blog text (27) -
Gorda figured a bath of yarrow leaves and dandelion roots would soothe the pain.
Fiction book (2002) -
The site became famous for the burial of an adult male Neandertal thought to have been interred with clusters of pollen from holly, hock, yarrow, and other herbal and medicinal flowers.
Academic text (2002) -
The garden was filled with fragrant yarrow flowers attracting butterflies and bees.
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He brewed a tea using dried yarrow leaves to help with his cold symptoms.
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In her herbalist practice, she recommended yarrow for its natural healing properties.
Synonyms
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A plant with fine feathery leaves that often grows in meadows or water
A common meadow herb with a strong smell, feathery leaves and flat clusters of small white or pink flowers
A plant with small white flowers in flat clusters, called yarrow
Compounds
A plant that lives for many years with grey woolly leaves and golden-yellow flowers
A herb from Europe and Asia with small white flowers and green leaves that can make you sneeze when powdered
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yarrow comes from the old English word gearwe and the plant was long used as a healing herb. Its Latin name, Achillea, links to the hero Achilles, who was said to use it to stop bleeding, so it's easy to remember yarrow as a 'wound' or 'healing' plant.