milfoil
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French milfoil (modern French mille-feuille), from Latin millefolium, from mīlle + folium. Doublet of mille-feuille.
Noun
[edit]milfoil (countable and uncountable, plural milfoils)
- Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
- Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
- Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Achillea millefolium): common yarrow
- (Achillea): yarrow; see also Thesaurus:yarrow
- (Myriophyllum): watermilfoil, water milfoil
Translations
[edit]Achillea millefolium — see common yarrow
herb of the genus Achillea
plant of the genus Myriophyllum — see watermilfoil