achillea

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun achillea has 1 sense

achillea(n = noun.plant) - any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads;

is a member of

genus achillea

has particulars: achillea millefolium, milfoil, yarrow, achillea ptarmica, sneezeweed yarrow, sneezewort

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

achillea, n. any plant of the genus Achillea, comprising hardy perennial, usu. aromatic plants with flower-heads (often white or yellow) usu. in corymbs.

Etymology

L f. Gk Akhilleios a plant supposed to have been used medicinally by Achilles

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