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Define the word milfoil

"Milfoil" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Milfoil \Mil"foil\, n. [F. mille-feuille, L. millefolium; mille
   thousand + folium leaf. See Foil a leaf.] (Bot.)
   A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white
   flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.
   [1913 Webster]

   Water milfoil (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves
      (Myriophyllum).
      [1913 Webster]

"milfoil" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Yarrow \Yar"row\, n. [OE. yarowe, yarwe, [yogh]arowe, AS.
   gearwe; akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe,
   schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.)
   An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small
   white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat
   aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making
   beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil, and
   nosebleed.
   [1913 Webster]

"milfoil" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

milfoil
     n : 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 [syn: yarrow, Achillea millefolium]