yarrow.
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Meaning & usage
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
Where this word comes from
From 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. Cognate with Dutch gerw (“yarrow”) and German (Schaf-)garbe.
A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.
Where this word comes from
Origin unknown. Perhaps imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle, hewhole.
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