ACHILLEA


Meaning of ACHILLEA in English

/ak'euh lee"euh, euh kil"ee euh/ , n.

any composite plant of the genus Achillea, having toothed or divided leaves and flat-topped clusters of flowers, and including the yarrow and sneezewort.

[ Achillea, fem. n. based on Gk Achílleios name for various plants, lit., of ACHILLES, associated with curative plants by his healing of Telephus in the Troy legends; see -A 2 ]

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