tormentil

Meaning

Noun

A low-growing herb (Potentilla erecta (species), syn. Potentilla tormentilla (species)).

Related

Similar words

shepherd's knot

Origin

From mediaeval Latin tormentilla ("minor pain"), perhaps referring to the conditions that the plant was used to treat.

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