alchemilla
noun
al·che·mil·la
ˌal-kə-ˈmi-lə
1
capitalized : a genus of widely distributed perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) with compound serrate leaves and inconspicuous flowers see lady's-mantle
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Alchemilla
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, perhaps from Medieval Latin alchymia alchemy; from the belief that the dew on the leaves of the plants is efficacious in alchemy
First Known Use
1526, in the meaning defined at sense 2
- antisiphonal
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- antisocial
- antisocial personality disorder
- antisocialist
- antisocialists
- antisocialities
- antisocially
- antisodomy
- antisolar