yarrow

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈjæɹəʊ/    美 /ˈjæɹoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine. uncountable,usually
    — Yarrow is one of the aboriginal English plants, and from time immemorial it has been used in incantations and by witches. Country folk still regard it as one of our most valuable herbs, especially for rheumatism.
  2. A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis. UK
  3. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus. uncountable,usually
    — The Yarrow, where-with-all he stops the wound-made gore:

词形变化

yarrows plural yarrows plural

词汇关系

近义词
milfoil achillea yarrow bloodwort nosebleed plant old man's pepper European green woodpecker hewhole hickwall green woodpecker whetile whitwall yaffingale yaffle yaffler yockel
下位词
Alps yarrow Chinese yarrow Egyptian yarrow fernleaf yarrow Ligurian yarrow noble yarrow Siberian yarrow sneezewort yarrow sweet yarrow common yarrow maudlin sweet maudlin
衍生词
golden yarrow yellow yarrow

词源

词源 1
From Middle English ȝarowe, yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-West Germanic *garwā (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”), perhaps derived from *garu (“prepared, ready (of food)”), as the plant was used medicinally for digestion.
Cognate with Dutch gerw (“yarrow”) and German (Schaf-)garbe.
词源 2
Origin unknown. Perhaps imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle, hewhole.
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