coltsfoot

[ kohlts-foot ]

/ ˈkoʊltsˌfʊt /

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noun, plural colts·foots.

a composite plant, Tussilago farfara, having yellow, daisylike flowers, native to the Old World but widespread as a weed, formerly used as a cough remedy.

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Origin of coltsfoot

1545–55; colt + ’s¹ + foot, so called from the shape of the leaves

Words nearby coltsfoot

coltan, colter, coltish, Colton, Coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine, colugo, Colum, Columba

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How to use coltsfoot in a sentence

The arbutus and the dicentra appeared on the 10th, and the coltsfoot—which, however, is an importation—about the same time.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
One of the most interesting of the early spring flowers is the Coltsfoot.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Exactly the same may be observed with the Dandelion, which is, indeed, still more sensitive than the Coltsfoot.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Badhamia not only flourishes on dead wood, but one species is found on the fading leaves of coltsfoot which are still green.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

Next season Coltsfoot, willow-herb, Oxyria, and two grasses had planted themselves.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

British Dictionary definitions for coltsfoot

coltsfoot

/ (ˈkəʊltsˌfʊt) /

noun plural -foots

a European plant, Tussilago farfara, with yellow daisy-like flowers and heart-shaped leaves: a common weed: family Asteraceae (composites)

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