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yarrow river

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Yar⋅row

[yar-oh]
–noun
a river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 mi. (23 km) long.
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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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