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Definition of potentilla

potentilla

/ˌpoʊ.tənˈtɪl.ə/
po · ten · til · la
Plural:potentillas
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• noun

1

Any of various herbaceous flowering plants or small shrubs of the genus Potentilla in the rose family (Rosaceae), native primarily to temperate and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and widely cultivated for their palmately or pinnately divided leaves and abundant, saucer-shaped, five-petaled blossoms in shades of yellow, white, pink, or red.

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potato
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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin potentilla, a diminutive of Latin potens ('powerful'), in reference to the traditional medicinal potency attributed to the silverweed species.

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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Potentilla. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/potentilla
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