MILFOIL


Meaning of MILFOIL in English

[ 'mɪlfɔɪl ]

■ noun

1》 the common yarrow.

2》 (also water ~ ) an aquatic plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves and wind-pollinated flowers. [Genus Myriophyllum .]

Origin

ME: via OFr. from L. millefolium , from mille 'thousand' + folium 'leaf'.

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