soldier's woundwort

English

a common yarrow or soldier's woundwort, Achillea millefolium

Noun

soldier's woundwort (usually uncountable, plural soldier's woundworts)

1. Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, formerly and sometimes used to stanch the flow of blood.
   • 1908, “Verse from Heine”, in Littel's Living Age, page 322:

     King of common herbs or rare / Not a mole is here to scare / Sheepsorrel of barren soil / And Soldier's Woundwort — harsh Milfoil

   • 2017 June 22, “Plant of the month: Achillea millefolium”, in Santa Clara Valley Water News‎^[1]:

     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

Achillea millefolium — see common yarrow

References

• Soldier's woundwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achillea millefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Achillea millefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons