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noun
1.
a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.
2.
any of various other plants of the genus Achillea, some having yellow flowers.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English yar(o)we, Old English gearwe; cognate with German Garbe sheaf
before 900; Middle English yar(o)we, Old English gearwe; cognate with German Garbe sheaf
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Yarrow
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| yarrow (ˈjærəʊ) | |
| —n | |
| See also sneezewort Also called: milfoil any of several plants of the genus Achillea, esp A. millefolium, of Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and flat clusters of white flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) | |
| [Old English gearwe; related to Old High German garwa, Dutch gerwe] | |
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Word Origin & History
yarrow
plant, also known as milfoil, O.E. gearwe, from P.Gmc. *garwo (cf. M.Du. garwe, O.H.G. garawa, Ger. Garbe), perhaps from a source akin to the root of yellow.
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