colts·foot /ˈkoltsˌfʊt/
款冬
colts·foot /ˈkoltsˌfʊt/ 名詞
款冬,款冬屬
Colts·foot n. Bot. A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.
Butterbur coltsfoot Bot., a European plant (Petasites vulgaris).
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coltsfoot
n 1: tufted 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 [syn:
galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, Galax
urceolata]
2: perennial 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 [syn: Tussilago farfara]