nosebleed plant
English
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a common yarrow or nosebleed plant, Achillea millefolium
Noun
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:
- 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:
- 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.
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See also
Nosebleed plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Achillea millefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Achillea millefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons