yar|row

yar|row
yar|row «YAR oh», noun.
1. a common plant with finely divided leaves and close, flat clusters of white or pink flowers; milfoil. It is a European composite herb that has been naturalized in North America
2. any other plant of the same genus.
[Old English gearwe]

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  • row — bar·row·ist; bar·row; bor·row·er; bur·row·er; check·row·er; fence·row; fur·row·er; har·row·er; hurl·bar·row; mar·row·ish; mar·row·less; mar·row·sky; mor·row·an; mor·row·ing; nar·row·er; nar·row·ing·ness; nar·row·ly; nar·row·ness; ROW; row·able;… …   English syllables

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  • yarrow — yar•row [[t]ˈyær oʊ[/t]] n. pln any composite plant of the genus Achillea, esp. A. millefolium, having fernlike leaves and flat topped clusters of white to yellow flowers • Etymology: bef. 900; ME yar(o)we, OE gearwe …   From formal English to slang

  • yarrow — yar|row [ jerou ] noun count or uncount a European and Asian plant with a lot of small white and pink flowers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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