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COLTSFOOT
coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara
(noun) perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt’s foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly
galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata
(noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coltsfoot (plural coltsfoots or coltsfeet)
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East.
Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia.
Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt's-foot).
Source: Wiktionary
Colts"foot`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine. Butterbur coltsfoot (Bot.), a European plant (Petasites vulgaris).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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