Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nosebleed"
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) 1.7 (wn)
nosebleed
n : bleeding from the nose [syn: {epistaxis}]
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