MILFOIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does milfoil mean? 

• MILFOIL (noun)
  The noun MILFOIL has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: MILFOIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILFOIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Achillea millefolium; milfoil; yarrow

Hypernyms ("milfoil" is a kind of...):

achillea (any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads)