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  1. 1. n. a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel' Source: ecdict

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achilleaAchillea millefoliumAchillea ptarmica

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