Sneezewort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sneezewort \Sneeze"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A European herbaceous plant ({Achillea Ptarmica}) allied to
     the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sneezewort
       n : Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white
           flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing
           when powdered [syn: {sneezeweed yarrow}, {Achillea
           ptarmica}]