potentilla

noun

po·​ten·​til·​la ˌpō-tᵊn-ˈti-lə How to pronounce potentilla (audio)

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This also works well on potentilla and summer blooming spirea. Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024 Great planting partners include weigela, new and improved varieties of potentilla such as 'Bella Bellissima,' lilac such as 'Miss Kim,' and ninebark. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2022 Inside the freezer in Framingham are tightly sealed packages containing an estimated 6 million seeds from hundreds of plant species, bearing obscure or hard-to-pronounce names like potentilla robbinsiana. Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, garden heliotrope, from Latin potent-, potens

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of potentilla was in 1548

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“Potentilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potentilla. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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