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Webster 1913 Edition
Yarrow
Yar′row
,Noun.
[OE.
yarowe
, yarwe
, ȝarowe
, AS. gearwe
; akin to D. gerw
, OHG. garwa
, garawa
, G. garbe
, schafgarbe
, and perhaps to E. yare
.] (Bot.)
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Yarrow
YARROW
,Noun.