Thousand-leaf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thousand-leaf is a noun meaning Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, featuring finely divided leaves.
Meaning
Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, featuring finely divided leaves.
Example Sentences
Nose-blood, Thousand-leaf, Yarrow, is so well known that I need not waste time to describe it.
Because of the many small parts of its leaves, yarrow is often known as milfoil, or thousand-leaves.
Word Forms
- thousand-leaves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yarrow, milfoil, bloodwort, millefolium, achillea, woundwort.
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