Five-finger (Noun)
Meaning
Any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The botanist studied the unique properties of the five-finger plant that was commonly found in the local forests.
- A group of hikers came across a large patch of five-finger in a remote valley surrounded by towering mountains.
- Legend has it that ancient civilizations used the roots of the five-finger to cure a variety of ailments and illnesses.
- Local healers still rely on the leaves and flowers of the five-finger plant to make homemade remedies and salves.
- Wildlife in the forest has grown accustomed to feeding on the sweet nectar of the five-finger's delicate white flowers.