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单词 milfoil
释义

milfoil

[ mil-foil ]
/ ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl /

noun

yarrow (def. 1).

Origin of milfoil

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin mīlifolium, equivalent to mīli-, combining form of mille thousand + folium leaf

Words nearby milfoil

Miles' operation, miles to go before I sleep, milestone, Miletus, MILF, milfoil, Milford, Milford Haven, Milhaud, miliarensis, miliaria
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Example sentences from the Web for milfoil

  • Milfoil, mil′foil, n. the herb yarrow, remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for milfoil

milfoil
/ (ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl) /

noun

another name for yarrow
See water milfoil

Word Origin for milfoil

C13: from Old French, from Latin milifolium, from mille thousand + folium leaf
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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