po·ten·til·la

(pōt′n-tĭl′ə)

[Medieval Latin, garden valerian, from Latin potēns, potent-, present participle of posse, to be able; see potent.]

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potentilla

(ˌpəʊtənˈtɪlə)

(Plants) any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers. See also cinquefoil¹, silverweed¹, tormentil

[C16: New Latin, from Medieval Latin: garden valerian, from Latin potēns powerful, potent¹]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Potentilla - chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil

genus Potentilla

rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants

family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens

cinquefoil, five-finger - any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

Translations

potentilla

[ˌpəʊt/ənˈtɪlə] n → potentilla, cinquefoglie m inv

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In winter, super-hardy shrubs such as a potentilla or red-twig dogwood can stay outside if it's in a weatherproof container.

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Bradley, a British horticulture educator, explains the plant biology of how pruning affects a plant and general techniques for pruning 50 shrubs, such as camellia, clematis, hydrangea, jasmine, potentilla, rosa, and viburnum.

Pruning Simplified: A Visual Guide to 50 Trees and Shrubs

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DYNAMICS OF ABOVE GROUND HERBACEOUS BIOMASS IN HIGH ALTITUDE RANGELANDS OF PAKISTAN

The authors found a decrease in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and a decrease in pattern electroretinography (ERG) 3 to 4 months after injury, which correlated with punctate regions of reduced cellularity in the ganglionic layer and damage to the optic nerve (Mohan et al.) Potentilla fulgens is an alpine plant of Western Himalayas which is consumed in all parts of the world for its promising medicinal properties.

Effects of Potentilla fulgens on the Changes Made in the Retinal Damage Induced by Traumatic Head Injury/ Efectos de Potentilla Fulgens en los Cambios Producidos Debido al dano Retinal Inducido por Lesion Traumatica en la Cabeza

| Those that flower from early summer onwards, such as buddleia, potentilla and fuschia: Prune in early spring before growth starts, cutting back the old wood (which looks darker and rougher) hard to a low bud, to boost new growth which will give you flowers the same year.

THE OUTSIDERS; As everything in the garden springs into life, Hannah Stephenson offers a basic guide to pruning, to get the best out of your plants

Abstract: The chloroform fraction of Potentilla evestita led to the isolation of three compounds which were characterized as Acacetin 1, Chrysin 2 and Umbelliferone 3.

Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition of Bioactive Constituents Isolated from Potentilla evestita

Plants suitable for semi-ripe cuttings include many evergreen and deciduous shrubs, including lavender, box, hebe, berberis and potentilla. They may take longer to root than softwood cuttings, so you will need to be patient.

Back to basics to boost your plants; Early autumn is a great time to boost your stock of plants through taking cuttings, dividing clumps of perennials and layering shrubs. Hannah Stephenson offers a guide to the basics

Dear Diarmuid, I have bought two nice potentilla plants and they are both doing well with lovely yellow flowers.

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Generic spectrum, drawn up in order of descending the number of species in the genus, is the following: Potentilla and Viola, each include four species (3%); Vicia, Geranium, Veronica include three species (2.3%); and other genera include one to two species.

Taxonomic and typological features of the flora of the "Small Pinewood" ecological path in the "Lower Kama" National Park (Tatarstan)

CLUSTER 2 corresponds to stripped communities with low plant cover characterized by Jasione cavanillesii, Potentilla nivalis subsp.

Comunidades alpinas de los macizos calizos de los Picos de Europa (norte de Espana)

The hawthorns, shadbush, firethorn, cotoneaster, spirea, potentilla and numerous other edible and ornamental plants also belong to this extended family -- the rose or Rosaceae group.

'Family' relationships worth study

Potentilla porphyrantha, an endangered plant species, has also been discovered in the area of Amulsar.

Endangered species found in areas adjacent to Amulsar