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Synonyms for yarrow

  • noun

Most common

thousand-leaf devil's nettle sanguinary soldier's woundwort achillea milfoil green woodpecker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Devil's nettle — common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus

devil's nettle, thousand-leaf, sanguinary, soldier's woundwort

2. Achillea spp

milfoil, achillea

Other

green woodpecker

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.

  2. n. 2

    Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.

Related words

Phrases
common yarrow golden yarrow yellow yarrow sweet yarrow sneezewort yarrow

Forms

Plural
yarrows → thousand-leaves, sanguinaries, milfoils, achilleas…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
yarrowrising
sanguinaryfalling
achilleasteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
milfoil
8 letters
achillea
10 letters
sanguinary

In other languages

Français
achillée