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Potentilla

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genus potentillanounchiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil

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genus potentillanounchiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil
cinquefoilnounA potentilla (flower).
quinquefoilnounAlternative form of cinquefoil. [A potentilla (flower).]
quinquefoliumnoun(obsolete) cinquefoil (i.e. fiveleaf)
fiveleafnounCinquefoil.
tormentilnounA low-growing herb (Potentilla erecta, syn. Potentilla tormentilla).
false strawberrynounA plant, Potentilla indica, that produces a fruit resembling a strawberry.
barren strawberrynounThe North American plant Waldsteinia fragarioides.
mock strawberrynounThe ornamental plant Potentilla indica and its fruit, resembling the strawberry and of the same tribe as it.
trefoilnounAny of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
capulinnounThe Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
quincewortnounsquinancywort
caprifoilnoun(obsolete) A plant of the family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle.
bistortnounAny of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.
primnoun(botany) privet
hemlock parsleynounAny of various flowering plants of the genus Conioselinum.
purplewortnounAny of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
thistlenounAny of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
milfoilnounCommon yarrow, Achillea millefolium.
tormentillanounArchaic form of tormentil (“type of herb”). [A low-growing herb (Potentilla erecta, syn. Potentilla tormentilla).]

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