milfoil
Americannoun
noun
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another name for yarrow
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See water milfoil
Etymology
Origin of milfoil
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin mīlifolium, equivalent to mīli-, combining form of mille thousand + folium leaf
Example Sentences
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A patch of milfoil sprouting in 18 feet of water.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2022
They gathered mostly to keep company among the ducks and the milfoil harvesters ever busy fighting the lake’s fate as a gooey bog.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2020
Stringent efforts are maintained to prevent zebra mussels, milfoil and other invasive species from gaining a toehold.
From New York Times • May 29, 2016
Excelsior Brewing Co. is launching a new ale made with invasive species - zebra mussel shells and Eurasian milfoil, an underwater plant - pulled fresh from Lake Minnetonka.
From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2014
Other good kinds are hornwort, water starwort, tape grass, water poppy, milfoil, willow moss, and floating plants like duckweed.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.
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