milfoil

mil·foil  (mlfoil)

n.

1. See yarrow.

2. Water milfoil.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mlifolium : mlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots + folium, leaf; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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milfoil

Noun

same as yarrow [Latin mille thousand + folium leaf]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 America Achillea millefolium, yarrow achillea - any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads