Associations to the word «Coltsfoot»

Wiktionary

COLTSFOOT, noun. An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East.

Dictionary definition

COLTSFOOT, noun. 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.
COLTSFOOT, noun. 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.

Wise words

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