Coltsfoot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coltsfoot \Colts"foot`\, n. (Bot.)
     A perennial herb ({Tussilago Farfara}), whose leaves and
     rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Butterbur coltsfoot} (Bot.), a European plant ({Petasites


        vulgaris}).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]