coltsfoot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coltsfoot	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for coltsfoot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coltsfoot n 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 Synonym(s): galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata 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 Synonym(s): coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coltsfoot \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}).