HyperDic: coltsfoot

English > 2 senses of the word coltsfoot:
NOUNplantcoltsfoot, galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, Galax urceolatatufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
plantcoltsfoot, Tussilago farfaraperennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do
coltsfoot > pronunciation
Soundskow'ltsfuh.t
Rhymesafoot ... underfoot: 16 rhymes with uht...
English > coltsfoot: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningtufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall.
Synonymsgalax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, Galax urceolata
Member ofgenus Galaxevergreen herbs of southeastern United States
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishgalax
Catalangalàxia, galax
English > coltsfoot: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningperennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly.
SynonymTussilago farfara
Member ofTussilago, genus Tussilagogenus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishfárfara, tusilago, uña de caballo
Catalanpota de cavall, Tussilago farfara

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