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ˈmɪlˌfɔɪlmil·foil
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Princeton's WordNet
yarrow, milfoil, Achillea millefoliumnoun
ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
Wiktionary
milfoilnoun
any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Milfoilnoun
A plant, the same with yarrow.
Etymology: millefolium, Latin.
Milfoil and honey-suckles pound,
With these alluring savours strew the ground. Dryden.
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milfoil
Milfoil is a term generally used to refer to various plants from the Myriophyllum genus, a group of aquatic and semi-aquatic flowering plants also known as watermilfoils. However, it can occasionally refer to any plant with finely divided leaves. In a specific context, it often refers to the Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), an invasive species in North America.
Webster Dictionary
Milfoilnoun
a common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow
Etymology: [F. mille-feuille, L. millefolium; mille thousand + folium leaf. See Foil a leaf.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Milfoil
mil′foil, n. the herb yarrow, remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf. [L. millefolium—mille, thousand, folium, a leaf.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of milfoil in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of milfoil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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