Meanings
plural sneezeworts
- countableuncountableA hardy flowering plant of species Achillea ptarmica, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.
Synonyms: bastard pellitory, fair-maid-of-France, goosetongue, sneezeweed, white tansy, wild pellitory
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hardy flowering plant of species Achillea ptarmica, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.
More synonyms by meaning
nounEurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From sneeze + wort. Compare German Nieswurz (“hellebore”), Dutch nieskruid (“hellebore”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πταρμική
- πταρμική (ptarmikḗ)Achillea ptarmica
Bulgarian равнец
- равнец (ravnec)Achillea ptarmica
Catalan camamilla de muntanya
- camamilla de muntanyaAchillea ptarmica
Finnish ojakärsämö
- ojakärsämöAchillea ptarmica
German Sumpf-Schafgarbe
- Sumpf-SchafgarbeAchillea ptarmica
Polish krwawnik kichawiec
- krwawnik kichawiecAchillea ptarmica
Turkish hapşırık otu
- hapşırık otuAchillea ptarmica
Welsh ystrewlys
- ystrewlysAchillea ptarmica
Cite this entry
sneezewort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneezewort
“sneezewort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneezewort. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sneezewort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneezewort.
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