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nosebleed |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yarrow \Yar"row\, n. [OE. yarowe yarwe, [yogh]arowe, AS gearwe akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa garawa, G. garbe, schafgarbe and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.) An American and European composite plant ({Achillea Millefolium}) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also {milfoil}, and {nosebleed}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nosebleed \Nose"bleed`\, n. 1. A bleeding at the nose. 2. (Bot.) The yarrow. See {Yarrow}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nosebleed n : bleeding from the nose [syn: {epistaxis}]
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