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Definition: Tormentil
Tormentil
\Tor"men*til\, n. [F. tormentille; cf. Pr., It., & NL.
tormentilla, Sp. tormentila; all fr. L. tormentum pain. So
called because it is said to allay pain. See
Torment.]
(Bot.)
A rosaceous herb (
Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of
which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating
gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.
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