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
So the lake authority decided to bring in an aquatic beetle known as the milfoil weevil, an insect native to the U.S. that has had some success elsewhere in going after the Eurasian milfoil.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2015
Thus the nettle and milfoil, when carried about the person, were believed to drive away fear, and were, on this account, frequently worn in time of danger.
From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)
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