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soldier's woundwort en · NOUN
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(uncountable, usually) Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.
King of common herbs or rare / Not a mole is here to scare / Sheepsorrel of barren soil / And Soldier's Woundwort — harsh Milfoil
1908, “Verse from Heine”, in Littel's Living Age, page 322: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.
2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019:
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