alchemilla
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alchemilla /ˌalkəˈmɪlə/
▶noun lady's mantle or a related plant. [Genus Alchemilla.]
– origin mod. L., from a med. L. dimin. of alchimia ‘alchemy’, from the belief that dew from the leaves of the plant could turn base metals into gold.
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