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Definitions for yarrow
ˈyær oʊyarrow
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Princeton's WordNet
yarrow, milfoil, Achillea millefoliumnoun
ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
Wiktionary
yarrownoun
The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Etymology: gearwe Cognate with Dutch gerw, (probably) German Schafgarbe.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Yarrownoun
A plant which grows wild on the dry banks, and is used in medicine.
Wikipedia
yarrow
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, and thousand seal. The plant is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has been introduced as a feed for livestock in New Zealand and Australia.
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yarrow
Yarrow is a hardy perennial flowering plant, scientifically known as Achillea millefolium, native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by its feathery leaves and clusters of small white or yellow flowers. Yarrow is often used in herbal medicine due to its astringent, tonic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Webster Dictionary
Yarrownoun
an American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil, and nosebleed
Etymology: [OE. yarowe, yarwe, arowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe, schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.]
Wikidata
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium, known commonly as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo from its leaf shape and texture. In antiquity, yarrow was known as herbal militaris, for its use in stanching the flow of blood from wounds. Other common names for this species include gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, and thousand-seal.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Yarrow
yar′ō, n. the plant milfoil. [A.S. gearuwe; Ger. garbe.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Yarrow
a famous Scottish stream which rises on the confines of the shires of Peebles, Dumfries, and Selkirk, passes NE. through the Loch of the Lowes and St. Mary's Loch, and joins the Ettrick 2 m. above Selkirk after a course of 25 m.
Etymology and Origins
Yarrow
From the Celtic garw, rough, rapid.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
YARROW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yarrow is ranked #42163 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Yarrow surname appeared 515 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yarrow.
85% or 438 total occurrences were White.
5.8% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
5.4% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yarrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yarrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- milfullesCatalan, Valencian
- řebříčekCzech
- milddailWelsh
- røllikeDanish
- SchafgarbeGerman
- aγριαψιθιάGreek
- plumajillo, milenramaSpanish
- raudrohiEstonian
- kärsämötFinnish
- mille-feuille, achilléeFrench
- milfollasGalician
- येरोHindi
- cickafarkHungarian
- հազարատերևուկArmenian
- yarrowIndonesian
- millefoglioItalian
- yarrowLatin
- kraujažolėLithuanian
- pelašķisLatvian
- ајдучка треваMacedonian
- gerw, duizendbladDutch
- ryllikNorwegian
- hazéí yiltseeʼíNavajo, Navaho
- milafuèlhasOccitan
- krwawnikPolish
- milefólioPortuguese
- coada șoriceluiRomanian
- тысячелистникRussian
- stolisnikSerbo-Croatian
- rmanSlovene
- bari mijëfletëshAlbanian
- röllika, röllekaSwedish
- ต้นไม้เยอร์เร็อว์Thai
- یاروUrdu
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