potentilla

British  

/ ˌpəʊtənˈtɪlə /

noun

1. any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers See also cinquefoil silverweed tormentil

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Etymology

Origin of potentilla

C16: New Latin, from Medieval Latin: garden valerian, from Latin potēns powerful, _potent ¹

Example Sentences

Nov. 14, 2003: “What a treat to see late potentilla, pansies and even petunias in bloom. ... These have not been bad replacements for snow at the end of October.”

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

A few of the most common ground covers include ajuga, jasmine, juniper, ivy, pachysandra, wintercreeper, periwinkle, cotoneaster, potentilla, liriope and partridge berry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ishmael sat upon the dry grass, where the tiny yellow stars of the creeping potentilla gleamed up at him through the soft dusk, and lay almost too idle for thought.

From Secret Bread by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)

On the top were many interesting Alpine flowers, amongst them a charming white potentilla with a red centre; and a large cream-coloured primula, shading into deep orange.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth

Under the trees are planted calceolarias, gebara, Shasta daisies, potentilla, columbine, and many other showy flowers.

From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard