butterbur
any of several composite plants of the genus Petasites, having large, woolly leaves said to have been used to wrap butter.
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How to use butterbur in a sentence
Its chief haunts, among the butterbur (Petasites), are in the northern counties from Cheshire to Durham.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthThe Common butterbur grows in wet places, especially beside streams.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithThe flower of butterbur, he writes, is the first to appear, before the plant or leaves.
Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution | Agnes ArberAs an instance of his manner we may cite his account of the butterbur, of which his wood-cut is shown in Text-fig.
Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution | Agnes ArberSo, too, the butterbur of the river flowers before its great leaf comes.
Field and Hedgerow | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for butterbur
/ (ˈbʌtəˌbɜː) /
a plant of the Eurasian genus Petasites with fragrant whitish or purple flowers, woolly stems, and leaves formerly used to wrap butter: family Asteraceae (composites)
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