'Coltsfoot' definitions:
Definition of 'coltsfoot'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata]
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 [syn: coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara]
Definition of 'Coltsfoot'
From: 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]