achillea

WordNet 3.6
- n achillea any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads
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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

- n achillea A large genus of perennial herbaceous plants, natural order Compositæ, of the northern hemisphere and mostly of the old world.
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For fine white flowers we have the showy achilleas in variety and gypsophila paniculata, called baby breath as a common name.

"Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916" by Various

Achillea aegyptiaca, 3; A. filipendula, 4.

"Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers" by John Wood

The Yarrows (Achillea) afford us a similar case.

"The Beauties of Nature" by Sir John Lubbock

Achillea Millefolium Yarrow or Milfoil.

"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3" by Various

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Achilleas Zavallis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.

nytimes.com

An achillea, a baptisia and a nierembergia are three of this year's Classic City Award-winning perennials in the Trial Garden at UGA.

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