tormentil

Meaning

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

Synonyms

common tormentil

Translations

Blutwurz

quintefeuille

cinquefoglia tormetilla

cinquefoglia

Potentilla erecta

cinco-em-rama

potentilha

cincoenrama

tormentila

consuelda roja

Etymology

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

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