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milfoil

[ mil-foil ]

milfoil

/ ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl /

noun

  1. another name for yarrow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of milfoil1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin mīlifolium, equivalent to mīli-, combining form of mille thousand + folium leaf
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Word History and Origins

Origin of milfoil1

C13: from Old French, from Latin milifolium, from mille thousand + folium leaf
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Example Sentences

Milfoil, mil′foil, n. the herb yarrow, remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf.

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