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coltsfoot
[ kohlts-foot ]
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.
coltsfoot
/ ˈkəʊltsˌfʊt /
noun
- a European plant, Tussilago farfara, with yellow daisy-like flowers and heart-shaped leaves: a common weed: family Asteraceae (composites)
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Example Sentences
The arbutus and the dicentra appeared on the 10th, and the coltsfoot—which, however, is an importation—about the same time.
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One of the most interesting of the early spring flowers is the Coltsfoot.
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Exactly the same may be observed with the Dandelion, which is, indeed, still more sensitive than the Coltsfoot.
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Badhamia not only flourishes on dead wood, but one species is found on the fading leaves of coltsfoot which are still green.
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Next season Coltsfoot, willow-herb, Oxyria, and two grasses had planted themselves.
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