milfoil

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milfoil

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

noun milfoils

countable, uncountable Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
Similar: common yarrow
countable, uncountable Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
countable, uncountable Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.
Similar: watermilfoil, water milfoil

Similar: yarrow

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Similar: yarrow

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noun herb of the genus Achillea

Русский	тысячели́стник tysjačelístnik

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@misc{milfoil_2026,
  title = {milfoil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milfoil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}