n. a low-growing plant, Potentilla erecta, with bright yellow flowers and a highly astringent rootstock used in medicine.
[ ME f. OF tormentille f. med.L tormentilla, of unkn. orig. ]
n. a low-growing plant, Potentilla erecta, with bright yellow flowers and a highly astringent rootstock used in medicine.
[ ME f. OF tormentille f. med.L tormentilla, of unkn. orig. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012