filipéndula.
(Of thelat.)(do dof? lum, thread, and pend? the, pendant).
1. f. herb of the family of Rosaceae, with stems singles from four to six decimetres of height, leaves divided into many segments unequal, lanceolate and beardless, semicircular and toothed Stipules, flowers in pots terminals, white or slightly róseas, and roots of very astringent starch, tuberculous and United together by a kind of threads.