Definition of Yarow
Yarrow, a famous Scottish stream which rises on the confines of the
shires of Peebles, Dumfries, and Selkirk, passes NE. through the Loch of
the Lowes and St. Mary's Loch, and joins the Ettrick 2 m. above Selkirk
after a course of 25 m.
- Wikipedia
Yar"row (?), n. [OE. yarowe,
yarwe, &yogh;arowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D.
gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe,
schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.)
An American and European composite plant (Achillea
Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white
corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and
taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking.
Called also milfoil, and nosebleed.
Yar"row (?), n. [OE. yarowe,
yarwe, &yogh;arowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D.
gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe,
schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.)
An American and European composite plant (Achillea
Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white
corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and
taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking.
Called also milfoil, and nosebleed.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea, used sparingly in cooking
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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