Definition of Potentilla Tormentilla. Meaning of Potentilla Tormentilla. Synonyms of Potentilla Tormentilla

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Definition of Potentilla Tormentilla

Potentilla Tormentilla
Tormentil Tor"men*til, n. [F. tormentille; cf. Pr., It., & NL. tormentilla, Sp. tormentila; all fr. L. tormentum pain. So called because it is said to allay pain. See Torment.] (Bot.) A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.

Meaning of Potentilla Tormentilla from wikipedia

- Potentilla erecta (syn. Tormentilla erecta, Potentilla laeta, Potentilla tormentilla, known as the (common) tormentil, septfoil or erect cinquefoil ) is...
- name Potentilla seems to have been influenced by a fusion of ancient names for these plants. Common tormentil, P. erecta, was known as tormentilla in medieval...
- still widely referenced in the horticultural literature under its synonym Potentilla fruticosa. Common names include shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush...
- (Anthoxanthum), the lady's mantle (Alchemilla), the tormentil (Potentilla tormentilla), the alpine clubmoss (Diphasiastrum alpinum), the lichens, Iceland...
- feàrnaich" BlaeberryVaccinium myrtillus, with alum Red TormentilPotentilla tormentilla, "leanartach" Rock lichenRamalina scopulorum, "crotal" White...