sneezewort

English

Etymology

From sneeze +‎ wort. Compare German Nieswurz (“hellebore”), Dutch nieskruid (“hellebore”).

Noun

sneezewort (countable and uncountable, plural sneezeworts)

1. A hardy flowering plant of species Achillea ptarmica, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.

   Synonyms: bastard pellitory, fair-maid-of-France, goosetongue, sneezeweed, white tansy, wild pellitory

Derived terms

• sneezewort yarrow

Translations

Achillea ptarmica

• Bulgarian: равнец (bg) m (ravnec)
• Catalan: camamilla de muntanya f
• Finnish: ojakärsämö (fi)
• German: Sumpf-Schafgarbe f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: πταρμική f (ptarmikḗ)

• Polish: krwawnik kichawiec m
• Turkish: hapşırık otu
• Welsh: ystrewlys m

References

• Achillea ptarmica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achillea ptarmica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies