milfoil

mil·foil

M0292900 (mĭl′foil′)n.1. See yarrow.2. See water milfoil.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīlifolium : mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

milfoil

(ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl) n1. (Plants) another name for yarrow2. (Plants) See water milfoil[C13: from Old French, from Latin milifolium, from mille thousand + folium leaf]

yar•row

(ˈyær oʊ)

n. any composite plant of the genus Achillea, esp. A. millefolium, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of white-to-yellow flowers. [before 900; Middle English yar(o)we, Old English gearwe]

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Noun

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milfoil - ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North AmericaAchillea millefolium, yarrowachillea - any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads

Translations

achilléemillefeuillemille-feuille