English > Petasites: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot. |
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Synonym | genus Petasites |
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Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
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Members | butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris | small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers |
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sweet coltsfoot, Petasites sagitattus | American sweet-scented herb |
winter heliotrope, sweet coltsfoot, Petasites fragrans | European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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Spanish | genus petasites, petasites |
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Catalan | genus petasites, petasites |
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