nosebleed plant

English

a common yarrow or nosebleed plant, Achillea millefolium

Noun

nosebleed plant (plural nosebleed plants)

1. Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.
   • 2016, Jenna Kernan, The Warrior's Captive Bride‎^[1]:

     She reached in her bag and drew out a leaf from the nosebleed plant she had collected.

   • 2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News‎^[2]:

     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.

Translations

Achillea millefolium — see common yarrow

See also

• Nosebleed plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achillea millefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Achillea millefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons