'Milfoil' definitions:
Definition of 'milfoil'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, milfoil, Achillea millefolium]
Definition of 'Milfoil'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'milfoil'
From: GCIDE
- 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]