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milfoil

Noun

mil=foil

WORDNET DICTIONARY

milfoil(n = noun.plant) achillea millefolium, yarrow - 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 America; Array

is a kind of achillea

milfoil, n. [F. mille-feuille, L. millefolium; mille thousand + folium leaf. See Foil a leaf.].

A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow. [1913 Webster]

Water milfoil (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves (Myriophyllum).

milfoil, n. the common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, with small white flowers and finely divided leaves.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L millefolium f. mille thousand + folium leaf, after Gk muriophullon

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