n. 1. See yarrow. 2. See water milfoil. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīlifolium : mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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