plant, also known as milfoil, Old English gearwe "yarrow," from Proto-Germanic *garwo (source also of Middle Dutch garwe, Old High German garawa, German Garbe), which is perhaps from a source akin to the root of yellow (adj.).
yardbird
yardstick
yare
yarmulke
yarn
yarrow
yaw
yawl
yawn
yawner
yawp