Noun
chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil
Source: WordNetAreas of divergent opinion include the treatment of Potentilla s.l. and Sorbus s.l.. Compounding the problem is that apomixis is common in several genera. Source: Internet
It exists in French too but is written aide de camp (without any hyphens). ; cinquefoil : five-petal, five-leaf flower of the genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae; also a circular 5-lobed ornamental design. Source: Internet