yarrow
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used…Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
» The naked yarrow grows in only one place in the world: the "Stone Graves" nature reserve.
Голый тысячелистник растёт только одном месте в мире: в заповеднике «Каменные могилы». — User55521
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Schafgarbe
тысячели́стникtysjačelístnik
(uncountable, usually)Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
(UK)A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.
- 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
Examples
1 sentencesThe naked yarrow grows in only one place in the world: the "Stone Graves" nature reserve.
ruГолый тысячелистник растёт только одном месте в мире: в заповеднике «Каменные могилы». — User55521
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ȝarowe, yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-West GermanFrom 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.
Origin unknown. Perhaps imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle, hewhole.
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Forms
plural: yarrows| Singular | yarrow |
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uncountable
Synonyms
21 synonyms- 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:milfoilAchillea millefolium
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.