tormentilla

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noun

tor·​men·​til·​la

plural -s

: tormentil

Tormentilla

2 of 2

"

taxonomic synonym of potentilla

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Medieval Latin

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, tormentil

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