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water milfoil

wa·ter mil·foil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er mil-foil]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er mil-foil]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl/

Definitions of water milfoil words

  • noun water milfoil any of various aquatic plants, chiefly of the genus Myriophyllum, the submerged leaves of which are very finely divided. 1
  • noun water milfoil any of various pond plants of the genus Myriophyllum, having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers: family Haloragidaceae 0
  • noun water milfoil any of a genus (Myriophyllum, family Haloragaceae) of graceful, feathery dicotyledonous plants (order Haloragales) growing under water: used in aquariums 0
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Origin of water milfoil

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Water milfoil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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water milfoil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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