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milfoil

noun mil·foil \ˈmil-ˌfȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of MILFOIL

1
:  yarrow
2
:  water milfoil
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Origin of MILFOIL

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin millefolium, from mille + folium leaf — more at blade
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with MILFOIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. milfoil
  2. hooded milfoil
  3. horned milfoil
  4. water milfoil
  5. water-milfoil family
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