milfoil

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noun

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

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common yarrowwatermilfoilwater milfoilyarrowAchillea millefolium
OriginOld French milfoil ← Latin millefolium →
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Meanings

nounmilfoil (countable and uncountable, plural milfoils)

plural milfoils

  1. countableuncountableCommon yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

    Synonyms: common yarrow

  2. countableuncountableAny of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
  3. countableuncountableAny plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.

    Synonyms: watermilfoil, water milfoil

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCommon yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

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common yarrow

nounAny plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.

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watermilfoilwater milfoil

Achillea

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yarrow

More synonyms by meaning

nounubiquitous 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

Similar
yarrowAchillea millefolium
Broader
achillea
Also see
common yarrowstaunchweedyarrow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmillefolium
  2. Old Frenchmilfoil
  3. Englishmilfoil

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

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Translations

Bulgarian хилядолистник, равнец
  • хилядолистник (hiljadolistnik)herb of the genus Achillea
  • равнец (ravnec)herb of the genus Achillea
Finnish kärsämö
  • kärsämöherb of the genus Achillea
Polish krwawnik
  • krwawnikherb of the genus Achillea
Russian тысячели́стник
  • тысячели́стник (tysjačelístnik)herb of the genus Achillea
Turkish civanperçemi, kandil çiçeği
  • civanperçemiherb of the genus Achillea
  • kandil çiçeğiherb of the genus Achillea
Cite this entry
APA

milfoil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milfoil

MLA

“milfoil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milfoil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milfoil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milfoil.

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