Tormentil Definition

tôrmən-tĭl
noun
A European cinquefoil (Potentilla tormentilla) with yellow flowers and rhizomes used in tanning and dyeing.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tormentil

Noun

Singular:
tormentil
Plural:
tormentils

Origin of Tormentil

  • Middle English tormentille from Medieval Latin tormentilla feminine diminutive of Latin tormentum torment (from its use as an analgesic) torment

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tormentil Sentence Examples

  • These include heath bedstraw, lesser stitchwort, yellow bartsia, tormentil cross-leaved heath and spotted orchids.

  • Foxglove and tormentil in flower, with lady fern, hard fern and wood horsetail making a good display in the damper areas.

  • Occasional splashes of color come from tormentil, heath milkwort, devil's matchsticks or silver-studded blue butterfly.

  • The top fields are well drained and have a typical acid grassland community including species such as tormentil, heath bedstraw and heath speedwell.

  • Yellow flowered tormentil can be found in the drier areas.

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