milfoil

(milfo̵il′)

noun

  1. yarrow
  2. water milfoil

Origin: OFr < L millefolium < mille, thousand + folium, leaf (see foliate): from the finely divided leaves

See milfoil in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. See yarrow.
  2. Water milfoil.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin mīlifolium

Origin: : mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots

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