Home Forum Dictionary Articles Tutorials Books Directory Share your work


Edit page | Page history | Printable version

Dictionary » Y » Yarrow

Yarrow

yarrow

(Science: botany) An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odour and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking.

Synonym: milfoil, and nosebleed.

Origin: OE. Yarowe, yarwe, yarowe, AS. Gearwe; akin to D. Gerw, OHG. Garwa, garawa, G. Garbe, schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. Yare.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Best way to stop nose bleed?

... constrict the rete capillaries causing decreased blood flow and increasing the rate of coagulation. :wink: PS: on a more serious note, the plant yarrow is excellent for stopping nose bleeds, look it up and see if you have any growing around your area. Oh yeah, I forgot to give a serious answer ...

See entire post
by AstusAleator
Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:11 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Best way to stop nose bleed?
Replies: 10
Views: 9077

cellular organization

First name & student #: Yarrow 04573 Date submitted: Thursday the 8th Chapter 1 Vocabulary: 30 points Highlight and copy this document to a Word file. Complete your work in Word, name the file and save it on your computer. Submit the ...

See entire post
by ys04573
Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:06 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: cellular organization
Replies: 7
Views: 17922


This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 1,275 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link