1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster]
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