Alchemilla

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Translingual

Alchemilla vulgaris leaves bearing water drops

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, diminutive of alchemia (alchemy), from belief in the power of the drops distinctively formed on the leaves of the plant.

Proper noun

Alchemilla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the lady's mantles, herbaceous perennial plants.

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