Yarrow

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ærəʊ

From Middle English yarowe, yarwe, from Old English Ä¡earwe. Cognate with Dutch gerw ("yarrow"), (probably) German Schafgarbe.

Full definition of yarrow

Noun

1. any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine

Synonyms

• milfoil

Hyponyms

• Alps yarrow,
• Chinese yarrow,
• common yarrow, Achillea millefolium
• Egyptian yarrow,
• fernleaf yarrow,
• Ligurian yarrow,
• noble yarrow,
• Siberian yarrow,

Noun

1. (UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

Anagrams

• arrowy