Examples of potentilla in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Great planting partners include weigela, new and improved varieties of potentilla such as 'Bella Bellissima,' lilac such as 'Miss Kim,' and ninebark.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2022
Inside the freezer in Framingham are tightly sealed packages containing an estimated 6 million seeds from hundreds of plant species, bearing obscure or hard-to-pronounce names like potentilla robbinsiana.
—Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2017
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2022
Inside the freezer in Framingham are tightly sealed packages containing an estimated 6 million seeds from hundreds of plant species, bearing obscure or hard-to-pronounce names like potentilla robbinsiana.
—Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, garden heliotrope, from Latin potent-, potens
First Known Use
1548, in the meaning defined above
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“Potentilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potentilla. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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