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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tormentil

· Tor·men·til · IPA
01 n. A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in d…
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    A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.(Bot.)