NOUN | plant | five-finger, cinquefoil | any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers |
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Meaning | Any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties. | |
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Synonym | cinquefoil | |
Member of | Potentilla, genus Potentilla | chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs |
Narrower | silverweed, goose-tansy, goose grass, Potentilla anserina | low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | cincoenrama |
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