soldier's woundwort

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsoldier's woundwort (usually uncountable, plural soldier's woundworts)

plural soldier's woundworts

  1. uncountableusuallyAchillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.

    King of common herbs or rare / Not a mole is here to scare / Sheepsorrel of barren soil / And Soldier's Woundwort — harsh Milfoil

    1908, “Verse from Heine”, in Littel's Living Age, page 322
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    It’s known by several common names which hint to several attributes, such as common yarrow, nosebleed plant, soldier’s woundwort, and thousand-leaf, just to name a few.

    2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
common yarrowyarrow
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