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tormentil |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tormentil \Tor"men*til\, n. [F. tormentille cf Pr., It., & NL tormentilla Sp tormentila; all fr L. tormentum pain. So called because it is said to allay pain. See {Torment}.] (Bot.) A rosaceous herb ({Potentilla Tormentilla}), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.
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