potentilla


po·ten·til·la

noun \ˌpō-tən-ˈti-lə\

Definition of POTENTILLA

Origin of POTENTILLA

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, garden heliotrope, from Latin potent-, potens
First Known Use: 1548

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