coltsfoot

coltsfoot
    n 1: 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 [syn: {galax},
         {galaxy}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {coltsfoot}, {Galax
         urceolata}]
    2: 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}]
    

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}).
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