petasites vulgaris
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areasSynonyms: butterburbog rhubarbPetasites hybridusPetasites vulgaris
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
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. [1913 Webster]
The pestilence that walketh in darkness.— Ps. xci. 6.[1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. [1913 Webster]
I'll pour this pestilence into his ear.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Pestilence weed (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot (Petasites vulgaris), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]