coltsfoot
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English coltisfote, coltys fot, equivalent to colt + -s- + foot.
Noun
editcoltsfoot (countable and uncountable, plural coltsfoots or coltsfeet)
- An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.
- 2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 179:
- The russet cliffs are wetted by a beck, and where the water runs, yellow coltsfoot grows.
- Various flowering plants in the genus Petasites native to Europe or Asia.
- Homogyne alpina (alpine coltsfoot or purple colt's-foot).
Derived terms
editTranslations
editTussilago farfara
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