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water milfoil Definition

water milfoil

noun

any of a genus (Myriophyllum, family Haloragaceae) of graceful, feathery dicotyledonous plants (order Haloragales) growing under water: used in aquariums

water 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.