milfoil
[ mil-foil ]
/ ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl /
noun
Origin of milfoil
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin
mīlifolium, equivalent to
mīli-, combining form of
mille thousand +
folium leaf
Words nearby milfoil
miles' operation,
milesian,
milestone,
miletus,
milf,
milfoil,
milford,
milford haven,
milhaud,
miliarensis,
miliaria
Example sentences from the Web for milfoil
Milfoil, mil′foil, n. the herb yarrow, remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf.
British Dictionary definitions for milfoil
Word Origin for milfoil
C13: from Old French, from Latin
milifolium, from
mille thousand +
folium leaf