tormentil
/ˈtɔːmentɪl/noun
1- a low-growing Eurasian plant with bright yellow flowers. The root is used in herbal medicine to treat diarrhoea.直立委陵菜。
1.1
- Potentilla erecta, family Rosaceae.拉丁名Potentilla erecta, 蔷薇科。
词源
late Middle English: from French tormentille, from medieval Latin tormentilla, of unknown origin.