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Definition of milfoil in English: milfoilnoun ˈmɪlfɔɪlˈmɪlfɔɪl 1The common Eurasian yarrow. 欧蓍草 Example sentencesExamples - Then, gardens in England were enriched with many species not previously known, among them plants which soon became very popular, like several campanulas, carnations, and milfoils.
2A widely distributed aquatic plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves and wind-pollinated flowers. 芪草；小二仙草 Genus Myriophyllum, family Haloragaceae Example sentencesExamples - Lakes and ponds have buttonbush, pickerel weed, bulltongue arrowhead, horned bladderwort, water milfoil, and water-shield growing in the water.
- In half of the sites studied, algae, mosses and plants such as water milfoil that had previously been absent were becoming abundant.
- He rocks the boat under his feet so we bob and toss through the green skim of milfoil.
- A submerged aquatic weed that invades lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, milfoil often restricts natural water flow, clogs water intakes, and eliminates native species from ecosystems.
- If the vegetation is primarily milfoil, musk grass, pondweed, or naiad, these stocking rates are recommended.
- Totally submerged are bladderwort, coontail, and water milfoil.
- The common kinds include the large family of pondweeds, coontail, water milfoil, water weeds, and naiads (Najas).
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin millefolium, from mille 'thousand' + folium 'leaf'. Definition of milfoil in US English: milfoilnounˈmilfoilˈmɪlfɔɪl 1The common Eurasian yarrow. 欧蓍草 Example sentencesExamples - Then, gardens in England were enriched with many species not previously known, among them plants which soon became very popular, like several campanulas, carnations, and milfoils.
2A widely distributed and highly invasive aquatic plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves and wind-pollinated flowers. 芪草；小二仙草 Genus Myriophyllum, family Haloragaceae Example sentencesExamples - He rocks the boat under his feet so we bob and toss through the green skim of milfoil.
- Lakes and ponds have buttonbush, pickerel weed, bulltongue arrowhead, horned bladderwort, water milfoil, and water-shield growing in the water.
- Totally submerged are bladderwort, coontail, and water milfoil.
- The common kinds include the large family of pondweeds, coontail, water milfoil, water weeds, and naiads (Najas).
- In half of the sites studied, algae, mosses and plants such as water milfoil that had previously been absent were becoming abundant.
- If the vegetation is primarily milfoil, musk grass, pondweed, or naiad, these stocking rates are recommended.
- A submerged aquatic weed that invades lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, milfoil often restricts natural water flow, clogs water intakes, and eliminates native species from ecosystems.
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin millefolium, from mille ‘thousand’ + folium ‘leaf’. |