Petasites vulgaris

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Petasites vulgaris
    n 1: small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink
         rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur},
         {bog rhubarb}, {Petasites hybridus}, {Petasites vulgaris}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coltsfoot \Colts"foot`\, n. (Bot.)
   A perennial herb ({Tussilago Farfara}), whose leaves and
   rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.
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   {Butterbur coltsfoot} (Bot.), a European plant ({Petasites
      vulgaris}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia.
   See {Pestilent}.]
   1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any
      contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent
      and devastating.
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            The pestilence that walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci.
                                                  6.
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   2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to
      the moral character of great numbers.
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            I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak.
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   {Pestilence weed} (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites
      vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy
      for the plague. --Dr. Prior.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Butterbur \But"ter*bur`\, n. (Bot.)
   A broad-leaved plant ({Petasites vulgaris}) of the Composite
   family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up
   pats of butter.
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