English Explanatory Dictionary

milfoil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
  2. Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
  3. Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.

Word forms

milfoil milfoils

Etymology

From Old French milfoil (modern French mille-feuille), from Latin millefolium, from mīlle + folium. Doublet of mille-feuille.

Synonyms

yarrow common yarrow watermilfoil water milfoil
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