See also: potentilla

Translingual

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Potentilla indica (mock strawberry).

Etymology

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From New Latin potentilla, from Latin potēns (powerful) + Latin -illa (a diminutive) -- "small but mighty", referring to its supposed medicinal value.

Proper noun

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Potentilla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – cinquefoils.
    Synonym: (obsolete) Tormentilla

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