English Explanatory Dictionary

potentilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.

Pronunciation

/ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potentilla.wav /ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈti.ə/

Word forms

potentilla potentillas

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Potentilla, from Latin potentilla, from potēns (“strong”) + -illa (dimintuive suffix).

Related words

Potentilla
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