milfoil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: milfoil	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for milfoil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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 Synonym(s): yarrow, milfoil, Achillea millefolium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yarrow \Yar"row\, n. [OE. yarowe, yarwe, [f4]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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {Water milfoil} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves ({Myriophyllum}).