tormentil

/tawr-men-til/US // ˈtɔr mɛn tɪl //UK // (ˈtɔːməntɪl) //

折腾,折腾人,折磨人,折叠

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.

Tormentil, tor′men-til, n. a genus of plants, one species with an astringent woody root.
They made tea sometimes of the tormentil, whose little yellow flowers appear along the furrows.
The roots of bistort and tormentil, and bark of pomegranate, equal parts.
Joined with galls or tormentil, and given in sufficient quantity, it has not failed in any intermittents in which I have tried it.
The green leaves of the Tormentil are soft and fine, with a few downy hairs on the front.