butterbur : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: butterbur	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for butterbur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
butterbur n small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Synonym(s): butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butterbur \But"ter*bur`\, n. (Bot.) A broad-leaved plant ({Petasites vulgaris}) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.