milfoil

English

milfoil or common yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Etymology

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

Noun

milfoil (countable and uncountable, plural milfoils)

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.

Synonyms

• (Achillea millefolium): common yarrow
• (Achillea): yarrow; see also Thesaurus:yarrow
• (Myriophyllum): water milfoil

Translations

Achillea

• Kurdish:
• Russian: тысячели́стник (ru) m (tysjačelístnik)
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• Spanish: milenrama f