English Explanatory Dictionary

tormentil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low-growing herb (Potentilla erecta, syn. Potentilla tormentilla).

Word forms

tormentil tormentils

Etymology

From mediaeval Latin tormentilla (“minor pain”), perhaps referring to the conditions that the plant was used to treat.

Synonyms

shepherd's knot
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