noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt's-foot).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Tussilago farfara
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
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noun
Meaning 5
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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