'Petasites vulgaris' definitions:
Definition of 'Petasites vulgaris'
From: WordNet
noun
Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris]
Definition of 'Petasites vulgaris'
From: GCIDE
- Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent.]
- 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. [1913 Webster]
- The pestilence that walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci. 6. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. [1913 Webster]
- I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Pestilence weed (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Petasites vulgaris'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Petasites vulgaris'
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]