yarrow
a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.
any of various other plants of the genus Achillea, some having yellow flowers.
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a river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 miles (23 km) long.
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From the bottom of the yarrow shaft radiated numerous empty galleries.
The Underground City | Jules VerneIn the yarrow shaft there remained only a long succession of ladders, separated at every fifty feet by narrow landings.
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British Dictionary definitions for yarrow
/ (ˈjærəʊ) /
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): Also called: milfoil See also sneezewort
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