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}]
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