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• They include rosemary, bog myrtle (sweet gale), coriander, caraway, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, juniper, milfoil, mugwort and yarrow.2013, Encyclopaedia of Brewing. From the entry gruitbeer
• Because of the many small parts of its leaves, yarrow is often known as milfoil, or thousand-leaves.2011, Fran Kelso, Plant Lore of an Alaskan Island, page 112. From the entry thousand-leaf
• Planted here are yarrow (Achillea millefolium), chicory (Cichorium intybus), bee balm (Monarda didyma), and sorrel (Rumex acetosa).1980 June, The National Herb Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum (Program Aid; no. 1261), [Washington, D.C.]: Agricultural Research…. From the entry chicory
• Yarrow, or milleflower, was an exception; everybody still gathered that in large quantities to make 'yarb beer'.1939, Flora Thompson, Lark Rise. From the entry yarb
• The leechdom was for equal quantities of betony, celandine and yarrow juice mixed together, and then applied to the eyes.2007, Donald Watts, Dictionary of Plant Lore - Page 141. From the entry leechdom
• Hanging from the beams were bunches of dried herbs, still fragrant from the last spring: moly and mint, yarrow and lambsfoot, tansy and thyme.2013 May 6, Jane Yolen, Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN. From the entry lambsfoot
• Not to be confused with devil’s nettle, i.e. yarrow, Achillea millefolium L., allegedly considered the Devil’s favorite plant by witches in some places in Europe.2007, Waruno Mahdi, Malay Words and Malay Things, page 114. From the entry devil's nettle
• Figure 15 summarizes his work on the factors controlling breathing in the yarrow, Erythrinus, a teleost which uses its air bladder for accessory breathing.1970, William Stewart Hoar with David J. Randall, The nervous system, circulation, and respiration, page 402. From the entry accessory breathing
• In the afternoon, when her chores were finished, she wandered along the lane until it petered out, and gathered bunches of bluebells, delicate white yarrow, and purple prairie fleabane.2019 February 12, Elizabeth Letts, “Chapter 18: Aberdeen, Dakota Territory, 1889”, in Finding Dorothy: A Novel, Ballantine Books, →ISBN…. From the entry prairie fleabane
• It’s known by several common names which hint to several attributes, such as common yarrow, nosebleed plant, soldier’s woundwort, and thousand-leaf, just to name a few.2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019. From the entry soldier's woundwort

Meaning of yarrow

1. noun Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
2. noun Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
3. noun A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.

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How do you use yarrow in a sentence?

Yarrow is used as a noun. For example: “Yarrow is one of the aboriginal English plants, and from time immemorial it has been used in incantations and by witches.”

What is a short sentence with yarrow?

“Because of the many small parts of its leaves, yarrow is often known as milfoil, or thousand-leaves.”

What does yarrow mean?

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