soldier's woundwort
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Noun
[edit]soldier's woundwort (usually uncountable, plural soldier's woundworts)
- Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.
- 1908, “Verse from Heine”, in Littel's Living Age, page 322:
- King of common herbs or rare / Not a mole is here to scare / Sheepsorrel of barren soil / And Soldier's Woundwort — harsh Milfoil
- 2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News[1]:
- 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
[edit]Achillea millefolium — see common yarrow
References
[edit]Soldier's woundwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Achillea millefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Achillea millefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons