common yarrow
English
a common yarrow, Achillea millefolium
Noun
- Achillea millefolium, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.
Synonyms
- (Achillea millefolium): nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal
- See also Thesaurus:yarrow
References
- common yarrow at OneLook Dictionary Search
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