Tussilago Farfara

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Tussilago farfara
    n 1: 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 [syn: {coltsfoot},
         {Tussilago farfara}]

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.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Butterbur coltsfoot} (Bot.), a European plant ({Petasites
      vulgaris}).
      [1913 Webster]

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