Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Eurasian herb (Achillea ptarmica) of the composite family, having aromatic, linear, finely serrate leaves and clusters of white flower heads grouped in corymbs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In old usage, the white hellebore, Veratrum album, more often under the form neezewort. Britten and Holland, Eng. Plant Names.
- noun A (composite herb, Achillea Ptarmica, chiefly of the Old World.
- noun Same as
sneezeweed .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A European herbaceous plant (
Achillea Ptarmica ) allied to the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Achillea ptarmica, a
hardy flowering plant ,poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with variousherbal applications in humans.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered
Etymologies
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Examples
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Species to be reintroduced include the harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica).
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Midnight came and went while Harry was reading and rereading a passage about the uses of scurvy-grass, lovage and sneezewort and not taking in a word of it.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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Wear servant's livery I'll filch for you, snoutmask like you're sneezewort allergic, weapon under cloak.
The Day of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973
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Wear servant's livery I'll filch for you, snoutmask like you're sneezewort allergic, weapon under cloak.
The Day Of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973
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I think Jana should tell people she rubs sneezewort on her leg.
pilgrimsteps 2009
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I just happen to be cataloging of handbook of natural herbs and supplements today, and I can tell you that Arnica also affectionately known as Leopard's bane, sneezewort, mountain snuff, and wolf's bane.
pilgrimsteps 2009
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How could you not order one packet each of saltwort, sneezewort, motherwort, and Saint-John’s-wort, plus a sample of mad-dog skullcap, which the text said was once a folk remedy for rabies?
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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