[tor.men.til] n [ME turmentill, fr. ML tormentilla, fr. L tormentum; fr. its use in allaying pain] (15c): a yellow-flowered Eurasian cinquefoil (Potentilla erecta syn. P. tormentilla) with a root sometimes used in tanning and dyeing
TORMENTIL
Meaning of TORMENTIL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012