coltsfoot

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt's-foot).

Synonyms

wandflower

galax

Galax urceolata

Tussilago farfara

Tussilago

colts foot

colt’s foot

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English coltisfote, coltys fot, equivalent to colt + -s- + foot.

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