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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yarrow  \Yar"row\,  n.  [OE.  yarowe  yarwe,  [yogh]arowe,  AS 
  gearwe  akin  to  D.  gerw,  OHG.  garwa  garawa,  G.  garbe, 
  schafgarbe  and  perhaps  to  E.  yare.]  (Bot.) 
  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,  odor  and  taste,  and  is  sometimes  used  in  making 
  beer,  or  is  dried  for  smoking.  Called  also  {milfoil},  and 
  {nosebleed}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nosebleed  \Nose"bleed`\,  n. 
  1.  A  bleeding  at  the  nose. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  The  yarrow.  See  {Yarrow}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nosebleed 
  n  :  bleeding  from  the  nose  [syn:  {epistaxis}] 




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