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Definition of Tormentil
1. n. A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.
Definition of Tormentil
1. Noun. A low-growing herb (''Potentilla erecta''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tormentil
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Medical Definition of Tormentil
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tormentil
Literary usage of Tormentil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1798)
"The flowers, which appear in June and July, are twice as large as in the Common
tormentil, bright yellow, and grow on very long capillary ..."
2. The Youth's Companion, Or, An Historical Dictionary: Consisting of Articles by Ezra Sampson (1813)
"One pound and an half of tormentil, or three pounds of bistort, will tan a pound
of dry hide, which requires seven pounds of oak bark. ..."
3. The History of the County of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"Among the furze, tormentilla offici- nalis, common tormentil; vicia cracca, tufted
vetch ; and on the old walls, poh/podium vulgare, common polypody ..."
4. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"In all parts of the world bitter sub- Menyanthes trifoliata and the tormentil
are as popular in northern regions, ..."
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