Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TOR'MENT-IL
TOR'MENT-IL, n. [Fr. tormentille; It. tormentilla.]
The septfoil, Potentilla Tormentilla. The root is used in medicine as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes or tormina in cases of diarrhea, whence its name. Cyc.
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