yarrow

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjæɹəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjæɹoʊ/ (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈjɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/ Rhymes: -æɹəʊ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ȝarowe, yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-West Germanic *garwā (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”), perhaps derived from *garu (“prepared, ready (of food)”), as the plant was used medicinally for digestion. 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. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus. ===== Synonyms ===== (Achillea spp.): milfoil, achillea (Achillea millefolium): devil's nettle, sanguinary, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf See also Thesaurus:yarrow ===== Hyponyms ===== Alps yarrow (Achillea distans) Chinese yarrow (Achillea alpina) Egyptian yarrow (Achillea aegyptiaca) fernleaf yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) Ligurian yarrow (Achillea ligustica) noble yarrow (Achillea nobilis) Siberian yarrow (Achillea sibirica) sneezewort yarrow sweet yarrow (Achillea ageratum) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== Achillea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies yarrow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia yarrow at USDA Plants database === Etymology 2 === Origin unknown. Perhaps imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle, hewhole. ==== Noun ==== yarrow (plural yarrows) (UK) A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis. ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== European green woodpecker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Picus viridis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === arrowy