Yarrow is a common herb with featherylooking light and soft, with thin parts like a bird’s feather leaves and small flower clusters, often found growing wild in fields, hedges, and wasteland not being used for farming or building ground. It is also known by the botanicalrelating to plants and their scientific study name Achillea millefolium.
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Pronunciation
AI-generated pronunciation audio (OpenAI).
Accent: General American English
IPA: /ˈjæroʊ/
Easy pronunciation: YAR-oh (approximate spelling).
Stress: Stress the first syllable.
Refers to the herb, not the spelling sound like 'yarrow' in any other sense.
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Yarrow Meaning
a wild flowering herb with feathery leaves
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A common Eurasian herb with narrow, divided leaves and small white or pale flower clusters, now naturalized in North America.
Example: She picked a few sprigs of yarrow from the edge of the meadow.
Synonyms for this meaning:
- milfoil — A direct synonym for the herb.
- Achillea millefolium — The botanical name for yarrow.
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Yarrow Synonyms
Similar Meaning
- milfoil
Botanical name for the herb
- Achillea millefolium
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Common Mistakes
- Do not confuse yarrow with other herbs that have similar small white flowers.
- People sometimes assume the botanical name is a different plant, but it refers to the same herb.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does yarrow mean?
Yarrow means a common wild herb with feathery leaves and small flower clusters.
What is a synonym for yarrow?
Milfoil is a direct synonym, and Achillea millefolium is the botanical name for the same plant.
Is yarrow a flower or an herb?
Yarrow is an herb that produces small flower clusters.
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