- coltsfoots
- n. type of plant with large rounded leaves resembling the foot of a colt (Botany)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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coltsfoot — noun (plural coltsfoots) Date: 14th century any of various plants with large rounded leaves resembling the foot of a colt; especially a perennial composite herb (Tussilago farfara) with yellow flower heads appearing before the leaves … New Collegiate Dictionary
coltsfoot — /kohlts foot /, n., pl. coltsfoots. a composite plant, Tussilago farfara, having yellow, daisylike flowers, native to the Old World but widespread as a weed, formerly used as a cough remedy. [1545 55; COLT + S1 + FOOT, so called from the shape of … Universalium
coltsfoot — colts·foot kōlts .fu̇t n, pl coltsfoots 1) a perennial yellow flowered composite herb (Tussilago farfara) native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan that has leaves which are the source of farfara 2) FARFARA … Medical dictionary
coltsfoot — noun (plural coltsfoots) a plant of the daisy family, with yellow flowers and large leaves. [Tussilago farfara.] … English new terms dictionary
coltsfoot — /ˈkoʊltsfʊt/ (say kohltsfoot) noun (plural coltsfoots) a perennial, Tussilago farfara, native to Europe but widespread as a weed, formerly used in medicine …
coltsfoot — [kōlts′foot΄] n. pl. coltsfoots a plant (Tussilago farfara) of the composite family, with heads of small, yellow flowers and large leaves whose shape suggests a colt s footprint … English World dictionary
coltsfoot — n. (pl. coltsfoots) a wild composite plant, Tussilago farfara, with large leaves and yellow flowers … Useful english dictionary
genus Tussilago — noun genus of low creeping yellow flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites • Syn: ↑Tussilago • Hypernyms: ↑asterid… … Useful english dictionary
Tussilago — noun genus of low creeping yellow flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites • Syn: ↑genus Tussilago • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
