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potentilla.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/General-American/ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈti.ə/
  1. Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.

Where this word comes from

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

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