common yarrow

noun

Achillea millefolium, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.

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nosebleed plantold man's pepperdevil's nettlesanguinarymilfoilsoldier's woundwortthousand-leafthousand-seal
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Meanings

nouncommon yarrow (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAchillea millefolium, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.

    Synonyms: nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAchillea millefolium, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.

Similar
nosebleed plantold man's pepperdevil's nettlesanguinarymilfoilsoldier's woundwortthousand-leafthousand-sealgreen arrow
Also see
milfoil

Translations

Arabic حَزَنْبَل
  • حَزَنْبَل (ḥazanbal)Achillea millefolium
Bulgarian бял равнец
  • бял равнец (bjal ravnec)Achillea millefolium
Catalan milfulles
  • milfullesAchillea millefolium
Chinese Mandarin 歐蓍草 /欧蓍草
  • 歐蓍草 /欧蓍草 (ōushīcǎo)Achillea millefolium
Danish almindelig røllike
  • almindelig røllikeAchillea millefolium
Dutch duizendblad
  • duizendbladAchillea millefolium
Esperanto milfolia akileo
  • milfolia akileoAchillea millefolium
Finnish siankärsämö
  • siankärsämöAchillea millefolium
French achillée millefeuille, saigne-nez
  • achillée millefeuilleAchillea millefolium
  • saigne-nezAchillea millefolium
German Gemeine Schafgarbe
  • Gemeine SchafgarbeAchillea millefolium
Hungarian közönséges cickafark
  • közönséges cickafarkAchillea millefolium
Japanese 西洋鋸草
  • 西洋鋸草 (seiyō nokogirisō)Achillea millefolium
Korean 서양톱풀
  • 서양톱풀 (seoyangtop'pul)Achillea millefolium
Polish krwawnik pospolity
  • krwawnik pospolityAchillea millefolium
Spanish milenrama
  • milenramaAchillea millefolium
Swedish rölleka
  • röllekaAchillea millefolium
Turkish civanperçemi, kandil çiçeği
  • civanperçemiAchillea millefolium
  • kandil çiçeğiAchillea millefolium
Welsh milddail, llysiau'r gwaedlif
  • milddailAchillea millefolium
  • llysiau'r gwaedlifAchillea millefolium
Cite this entry
APA

common yarrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20yarrow

MLA

“common yarrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20yarrow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common yarrow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20yarrow.

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