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milfoil.

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea

    countable · uncountable
  3. Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French milfoil (modern French mille-feuille), from Latin millefolium, from mīlle + folium. Doublet of mille-feuille.

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