Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watermilfoil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-mil-foil
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the freshwater plants of the genus Myriophyllum.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At Augur Lake, where Mr. LaMere was hired to combat its Eurasian watermilfoil infestation, hundreds of sterile grass carp were released several years ago to eat the plants."

Etymology

From water + milfoil.

Usage

Inflected Forms

watermilfoils (plural) water milfoil (alternative)

Questions

What does watermilfoil mean?: Any of the freshwater plants of the genus Myriophyllum.
Where does watermilfoil come from?: From water + milfoil.

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