Lady's mantle

Lady's mantle
Lady's mantle La"dy's man"tle (l[=a]"d[i^]z m[a^]n"t'l). (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous herbs ({Alchemilla}), esp. the European {Alchemilla vulgaris}, which has leaves with rounded and finely serrated lobes. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lady's Mantle — Quote box quote = The plant is of graceful growth and though only a foot high and green throughout flowers, stem and leaves alike, and therefore inconspicuous the rich form of its foliage and the beautiful shape of its clustering blossoms make it …   Wikipedia

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  • lady’s mantle — rasakila statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių (Rosaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Alchemilla). atitikmenys: lot. Alchemilla angl. lady’s mantle; lion’s foot vok. Frauenmantel; Löwenfuß rus. манжетка lenk. przywrotnik; skrytek …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • lady's-mantle — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural lady s mantles) Etymology: after Our Lady, the Virgin Mary : any of several plants of the genus Alchemilla; especially : a common European herb (A. xanthochlora) having stems and petioles densely covered with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lady's mantle — noun Date: 1548 any of a genus (Alchemilla) of widely distributed perennial herbaceous plants of the rose family; especially one (A. mollis) cultivated as a garden plant for its large circular grayish green hairy leaves and small greenish yellow… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lady's mantle — ▪ plant genus       any of several herbaceous perennials of the genus Alchemilla, particularly A. vulgaris, within the rose family (Rosaceae). A. vulgaris is widely distributed in Eurasia and has been introduced into North America. It grows up to …   Universalium

  • lady's mantle — noun The herb Alchemilla vulgaris, or any plant in the genus Alchemilla …   Wiktionary

  • lady's mantle — noun a plant with inconspicuous greenish flowers, formerly valued in herbal medicine. [Alchemilla vulgaris.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • lady's mantle — /leɪdiz ˈmæntl/ (say laydeez mantl) noun any of a number of perennial herbs with dense clusters of small green flowers belonging to the genus Alchemilla …  

  • lady's mantle — …   Useful english dictionary

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