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creeping cinquefoil

creeping cinquefoil noun: a plant of species Potentilla reptans within the family Rosaceae.

Noun

creeping cinquefoil (countable and uncountable, plural creeping cinquefoils)

  1. A plant of species Potentilla reptans within the family Rosaceae
    Synonyms:
    European cinquefoil, creeping tormentil

Synonyms of creeping cinquefoil

  • European cinquefoil
  • creeping tormentil

Forms of creeping cinquefoil

pluralcreeping cinquefoils

Questions about creeping cinquefoil

What does creeping cinquefoil mean?
Creeping cinquefoil means a plant of species Potentilla reptans within the family Rosaceae.
What part of speech is creeping cinquefoil?
Creeping cinquefoil is a noun.
What is the plural of creeping cinquefoil?
The plural of creeping cinquefoil is creeping cinquefoils.

Words near creeping cinquefoil in the dictionary

  1. creeping bent
  2. creeping bentgrass
  3. creeping buttercup
  4. creeping buttercups
  5. creeping Charlie
  6. creeping cinquefoil
  7. creeping crud
  8. creeping determinism
  9. creeping disease
  10. creeping elegance
  11. creeping eruption

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