yarrow

Pronunciation: /ˈjæɹəʊ/

The English word “yarrow” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.

Etymology

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.

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