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potentilla
po·ten·til·la [ pt'n tíllə ] (plural po·ten·til·las or po·ten·til·la)


noun 
Definition:
 
flowering plant or bush: a cultivated flowering plant or small bush. Flowers: small, yellow, white, or red, five-petaled. Genus Potentilla.
[Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin, "powerful little (plant)" (from its use in medicine) < Latin potent- (see potent1)]
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