sneezewort

English

Etymology

From sneeze +‎ wort.

Noun

sneezewort (countable and uncountable, plural sneezeworts)

1. Achillea ptarmica, a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.

Synonyms

• bastard pellitory, fair-maid-of-France, goosetongue, sneezeweed, white tansy, wild pellitory

Translations

Achillea ptarmica

• Bulgarian: равнец (bg) m (ravnec)
• Catalan: camamilla de muntanya f
• Finnish: ojakärsämö (fi)
• German: Sumpf-Schafgarbe f
• Greek:

  Ancient: πταρμική f (ptarmikḗ)

• Polish: krwawnik kichawiec m
• Welsh: ystrewlys m

References

• Achillea ptarmica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achillea ptarmica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies