# sneezewort

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A hardy flowering plant of species Achillea ptarmica, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.

## Etymology
From sneeze + wort. Compare German Nieswurz (“hellebore”), Dutch nieskruid (“hellebore”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sneezewort