| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tor·men·til |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tôr m n-t l |
| NOUN: | A perennial Eurasian plant (Potentilla erecta) having yellow flowers and astringent roots. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, feminine diminutive of Latin tormentum, torment (from its use as an analgesic). See torment.
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