noun

yarrow

YAR-oh/ˈjærəʊ/

A flowering herb with feathery leaves and clusters of small flowers.

Yarrow grows beside the path, with clusters of small flowers.

A close botanical view of wild yarrow, showing upright stems, flat-topped clusters of tiny white flowers, and finely divided, featherlike leaves, growing from a small patch of grass.

Etymology

Old English gearwe already named this plant, so the inherited word preserves the plant sense. A suggested deeper relationship with yellow remains uncertain.

In context

BYUI Applied Plant Science Department0:00

this is common yarrow a member of the sunflower family asteraceae this plant has a complicated taxonomy and is considered native in many parts of the world it is a perennial that blooms from spring to fall

COMMON YARROW (Achillea millefolium)

More examples

The feathery leaves help me identify yarrow.
We plant yarrow in the sunniest part of our garden.
She adds dried yarrow to the flower arrangement.

Forms

yarrow · yarrows