nosebleed plant
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[edit]Noun
[edit]nosebleed plant (plural nosebleed plants)
- Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.
- 2016, Jenna Kernan, The Warrior's Captive Bride[1]:
- She reached in her bag and drew out a leaf from the nosebleed plant she had collected.
- 2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News[2]:
- It’s known by several common names which hint to several attributes, such as common yarrow, nosebleed plant, soldier’s woundwort, and thousand-leaf, just to name a few.
Translations
[edit]Achillea millefolium — see common yarrow
See also
[edit]- Nosebleed plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Achillea millefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Achillea millefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons