milfoil

English

milfoil

Etymology

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

Noun

milfoil (countable and uncountable, plural milfoils)

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.

Synonyms

(Achillea millefolium): common yarrow
(Achillea): yarrow; see also Thesaurus:yarrow
(Myriophyllum): water milfoil

Translations

Achillea

Kurdish: pûjang (ku) f
Russian: тысячели́стник (ru) m (tysjačelístnik)

Spanish: milenrama f

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