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milfoil

mil·foil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mil-foil]
    • /ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl/
    • /ˈmɪl.fɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mil-foil]
    • /ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl/

Definitions of milfoil word

  • noun milfoil yarrow (def 1). 1
  • noun milfoil The common Eurasian yarrow. 1
  • noun milfoil yarrow 0
  • noun milfoil water milfoil 0

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Origin of milfoil

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin mīlifolium, equivalent to mīli-, combining form of mille thousand + folium leaf

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Parts of speech for Milfoil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

milfoil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

milfoil usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with milfoil

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