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sneezewort

[ sneez-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

  1. a composite plant, Achillea ptarmica, of Europe, the powdered leaves of which cause sneezing.

sneezewort

/ ˈԾːˌɜː /

noun

  1. a Eurasian plant, Achillea ptarmica, having daisy-like flowers and long grey-green leaves, which cause sneezing when powdered: family Asteraceae (composites) See also yarrow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of sneezewort1

First recorded in 1590–1600; sneeze + wort 2
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Why were female golfers as endemic to Birkdale as the grey herons and natterjacks, the dog rose and comfrey, the sneezewort, white nettle and restharrow growing in the rough?

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