noun
- plural of milfoil; aquatic plants with feathery underwater leaves, often considered weeds in ponds and lakes
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The lake was choked with milfoils that made swimming difficult.
- Gardeners often struggle to control milfoils in their water features.
- The invasive milfoils spread rapidly through the pond system.
- Biologists studied the impact of milfoils on native fish populations.
- The park service removed tons of milfoils from the recreational lake.
- Dense mats of milfoils covered the shallow areas of the reservoir.