achillea

(ak′ə lēə, ə kilē ə)

noun

yarrow

Origin: ModL < L, a medicinal plant said to have been used by Achilles

See achillea in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
See yarrow.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Achillēa, genus name

Origin: , from Latin, a plant that healed wounds

Origin: , from Greek akhilleios, of Achilles, plant that healed wounds

Origin: , from Akhilleus, Achilles

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