potentilla
noun
po·ten·til·la ˌpō-tᵊn-ˈti-lə 
: cinquefoil sense 1
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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
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