yarrow

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjærəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yar′ō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
yar•row  (yar′ō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, naturalized in North America.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various other plants of the genus Achillea, some having yellow flowers.
  • bef. 900; Middle English yar(o)we, Old English gearwe; cognate with German Garbe sheaf 

Yar•row  (yar′ō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 mi. (23 km) long.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
yarrow /ˈjærəʊ/ n
  1. any of several plants of the genus Achillea, esp A. millefolium, of Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and flat clusters of white flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)Also called: milfoil
    See also sneezewort
Etymology: Old English gearwe; related to Old High German garwa, Dutch gerwe
'yarrow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
achillea - milfoil - sneezewort

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