Associations to the word «Potentilla»

Pictures for the word «Potentilla»

Wiktionary

POTENTILLA, noun. Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils
POTENTILLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae   — the cinquefoils.
POTENTILLA INDICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the Indian strawberry or mock strawberry.

Dictionary definition

POTENTILLA, noun. Chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats