"watermilfoil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: watermilfoils [plural]
Etymology: water + milfoil Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|milfoil}} water + milfoil Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} watermilfoil (countable and uncountable, plural watermilfoils)
  1. Any of the freshwater plants of the genus Myriophyllum. Wikipedia link: watermilfoil Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Saxifragales order plants Synonyms: water milfoil Translations (plant of the genus Myriophyllum): μυριόφυλλον (murióphullon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ärviä (Finnish), snáth báite [masculine] (Irish), millefoglio [masculine] (Italian), илјада́лисник (iljadálisnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), wywłócznik [masculine] (Polish), перистоли́стник (peristolístnik) [masculine] (Russian), уру́ть (urútʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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