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milfoil Definition

mil·foil (milfo̵il′)

noun

  1. yarrow
  2. water milfoil

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

milfoil Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • spiked: Instead of the aliens listed above, choose plants such as spiked water milfoil, rigid hornwort and water starwort as oxygenating plants.
  • Eurasian: This dispute involved multiple issues of wetland permitting, environmental study compliance and Eurasian water milfoil.

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