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milfoil

[ mil-foil ]
/ ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl /
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noun
yarrow (def. 1).
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Origin of milfoil

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin mīlifolium, equivalent to mīli-, combining form of mille thousand + folium leaf

Words nearby milfoil

Milesian, miles to go before I sleep, milestone, Miletus, MILF, milfoil, Milford, Milford Haven, Milhaud, miliarensis, miliaria
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British Dictionary definitions for milfoil

milfoil
/ (ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl) /
noun
another name for yarrow
See water milfoil

Word Origin for milfoil

C13: from Old French, from Latin milifolium, from mille thousand + folium leaf
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