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yarrow
UK /ˈjæɹəʊ/ US /ˈjæɹoʊ/
name 5noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
classical, naked, noted, where-with-all
YARROW + NOUN
absence
PREP.
in
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Yarrow is one of the aboriginal English plants, and from time immemorial it has been used in incantations and by witches. Country folk still regard it as one of our most valuable herbs, especially for rheumatism.
2
Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
The Yarrow, where-with-all he stops the wound-made gore:
“Oh, yarrow! This is it,” she said, extracting a single long stemmed ferny grass with clusters of small white flowers from the bouquet in her hand.
noun
1
A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.
name
1
A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the River Douglas.
2
A river, named Yarrow Water, in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
3
A hamlet and parish in the Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT3527).
4
A hamlet in Mark parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3847).
5
A small community in British Columbia, Canada.
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Synonyms
noun — ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of waste
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Yarrow is one of the aboriginal English plants, and from time immemorial it has been used in incantations and by witches. Country folk still regard it as one of our most valuable herbs, especially for
Wiktionary02
The Yarrow, where-with-all he stops the wound-made gore:
Wiktionary03
“Oh, yarrow! This is it,” she said, extracting a single long stemmed ferny grass with clusters of small white flowers from the bouquet in her hand.
Wiktionary04
In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocr
Wiktionary05
The naked yarrow grows in only one place in the world: the "Stone Graves" nature reserve.
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