genus Potentilla

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1.genus Potentilla - chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoilPotentillarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Rosaceae, Rosaceae, rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamenscinquefoil, five-finger - any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties