five-finger (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *five-finger*:
NOUN	plant	five-finger, cinquefoil	any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers

English > *five-finger*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties.
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

HyperDic: five-finger