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Yarrow

//ˈjæɹəʊ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the River Douglas.
  2. 2
    A river, named Yarrow Water, in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
  3. 3
    A hamlet and parish in the Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT3527).
  4. 4
    A hamlet in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England.
  5. 5
    A small community in British Columbia, Canada.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.
  2. 7
    A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 8
    A surname.

    "In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age:"

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine. uncountable, usually

    "Yarrow is one of the aboriginal English plants, and from time immemorial it has been used in incantations and by witches. Country folk still regard it as one of our most valuable herbs, especially for rheumatism."

  2. 2
    A green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis. UK
  3. 3
    ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America wordnet
  4. 4
    Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus. uncountable, usually

    "The Yarrow, where-with-all he stops the wound-made gore:"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ȝarowe, yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-West Germanic *garwā (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”), perhaps derived from *garu (“prepared, ready (of food)”), as the plant was used medicinally for digestion. Cognate with Dutch gerw (“yarrow”) and German (Schaf-)garbe.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown. Perhaps imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle, hewhole.

Etymology 3

* The river is believed to be of Celtic/Brythonic origin and related to Welsh garw (“rough”). * English and Scottish surname derived from the river, though likely influenced by the noun yarrow.

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