英语词汇“tormentil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tor•men•til n.

a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.

Medieval Latin tormentilla, equivalent. to Latin torment(um) torment + -illa diminutive suffix
Middle English tormentille 1350–1400

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tormentil /ˈtɔːməntɪl/ n

a rosaceous downy perennial plant, Potentilla erecta, of Europe and W Asia, having serrated leaves, four-petalled yellow flowers, and an astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum agony; referring to its use in relieving pain; see torment

单词	tormentil
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 tor•men•til (tôr′men til),USA pronunciation n. a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing. Medieval Latin tormentilla, equivalent. to Latin torment(um) torment + -illa diminutive suffix Middle English tormentille 1350–1400 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tormentil /ˈtɔːməntɪl/ n a rosaceous downy perennial plant, Potentilla erecta, of Europe and W Asia, having serrated leaves, four-petalled yellow flowers, and an astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum agony; referring to its use in relieving pain; see torment
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