TORMENTIL


Meaning of TORMENTIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-mən-ˌtil ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English turmentille, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum; from its use in allaying pain

Date: 14th century

: a yellow-flowered Eurasian cinquefoil ( Potentilla erecta syn. P. tormentilla ) with a root sometimes used in tanning and dyeing

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