yarrow
noun
a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.
yarrow
1 American
[yar-oh]
/ ˈjær oʊ /
noun
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yarrows
plural
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a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.
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any of various other plants of the genus Achillea, some having yellow flowers.
Yarrow
2
American
[yar-oh]
/ ˈjær oʊ /
noun
yarrow
British
/ ˈjærəʊ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of yarrow
before 900; Middle English yar ( o ) we, Old English gearwe; cognate with German Garbe sheaf
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We scared up a jackrabbit that loped off past blooming yarrow, then walked to within about 50 yards of his herd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Certain species such as cow parsley, yarrow and knapweed are in fact spreading, and he welcomes an influx of non-native plants and "garden escapes", such as snowdrop and buddleia.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
In spring, the area will be dotted with wild blooms of sticky monkey flower, canyon sunflower and golden yarrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Herbalist Matthew Wood calls yarrow the “master of the blood” and the “master of fever.”
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
She recognized the tall spikes of yarrow and its dense clustered blossoms; around them twined the flopping stems of coreopsis, above a carved base of that plant’s mounded dark and feathery leaves.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
The idea for the epic photograph originated during an international break in 2023, when Yarrow shot Haaland alone in Viking dress, waist-deep in an Oslo fjord.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
"I'm far too nervous about Scotland v Haiti," Yarrow said.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Yarrow has been invited to a ceremony marking the occasion but has a good reason for staying in Boston.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
With his photo entitled 'The Vikings are coming', Yarrow snubbed the tradition of shooting players on airplane steps.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Nor are cooks wizards, alas,” said Yarrow on her knees to see if the last batch of cakes baking on the hearth-bricks was getting brown.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
The three greenhouses run by the parks department are preparing their spring shipment of begonias, yarrows and wandflowers to green spaces like Washington Square Park.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2017
It is this useful quality as a setting that gives value to many white flowers lacking intrinsic beauty, like sweet alyssum, candy-tuft, the yarrows, and the double feverfew.
From The Garden, You, and I by Mabel Osgood Wright
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