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Definition of Sneezewort
1. Noun. Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered.
Definition of Sneezewort
1. n. A European herbaceous plant (Achillea Ptarmica) allied to the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
Definition of Sneezewort
1. Noun. ''Achillea ptarmica'', a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Sneezewort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sneezewort
Literary usage of Sneezewort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"In moist soil, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Quebec or european pellitory.
Fair-maid-of-France. sneezewort- Native also of northern Asia. Goose-tongue. ..."
2. A Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Plants, and Flowers which are Propagated for Sale by William Burchell (1764)
"... Polyanthus of various Colours Birds-eyen ' PTARMICA, sneezewort. Ptarmica or
sneezewort with a double Flower ..."
3. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"... sneezewort Yarrow or Tansy, Goose- tongue; Wild, European or Bastard Pellitory,
Fair-maid-of- France, Seven-year1 s-love; Ger. ..."
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