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Milfoil vs Yarrow - What's the difference?

milfoil | yarrow | Synonyms |

Yarrow is a synonym of milfoil.



As nouns the difference between milfoil and yarrow

is that milfoil is yarrow, Achillea millefolium while yarrow is any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.

milfoil

English

(wikipedia milfoil)

Noun

  • Yarrow, Achillea millefolium .
  • Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea
  • Any plants of the genus , water milfoil.

    • Synonyms

    * (yarrow) common yarrow * * (water milfoil)

    yarrow

    English

    (wikipedia yarrow)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea , used in traditional herbal medicine
    • Synonyms
    * milfoil
    Hyponyms
    * Alps yarrow, * Chinese yarrow, * common yarrow, Achillea millefolium * Egyptian yarrow, * fernleaf yarrow, * Ligurian yarrow, * noble yarrow, * Siberian yarrow,

    External links

    * (Achillea) *

    Etymology 2

    (Picus viridis) (Picus viridis)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis .

    • Anagrams

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