Sneezeweed Yarrow (Noun)
Meaning
Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The hikers stumbled upon a field of sneezeweed yarrow and were surprised by the vibrant flowers and their notorious properties.
- Herbalists have long used sneezeweed yarrow for medicinal purposes, but its powdered form can cause intense sneezing.
- In some cultures, dried sneezeweed yarrow is hung in areas to ward off evil spirits due to its unique properties.
- Sneezeweed yarrow grows wild in parts of the fields and along streams, often going unnoticed despite its potent reputation.
- The botanist carefully harvested specimens of the sneezeweed yarrow to study its unique properties in the lab.