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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.
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{Water milfoil} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves
({Myriophyllum}).
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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}.
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