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Butterbur

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petasites hybridusPetasites hybridus, also known as the butterbur, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to Europe and northern Asia.
petasites vulgarisnounsmall eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
bog rhubarbnounsmall eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas

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bog rhubarbnounsmall eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
petasites hybridusPetasites hybridus, also known as the butterbur, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to Europe and northern Asia.
petasites vulgarisnounsmall eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
giant butterburnounA flowering plant (Petasites japonicus), native to Asia.
fukinounShoots or other parts of the plant used for food or medicine.
bistortnounAny of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.
butterdocknounbutterbur
arctic butterburnounA flowering plant native to North America, Petasites frigidus; sweet coltsfoot.
coltsfootnounAn herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.
basketflowernounAny of the thistle-like flowering plants in the genus Plectocephalus.
lagwortnounbutterbur
burdocknounAny of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
spurrynounAny of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.
burseranounAny plant of the genus Bursera.
thistlenounAny of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
shepherd's pursenounAn edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
purplewortnounAny of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
burclovernounAny of various European and North African herbs of the genus Medicago.
stone parsleynounAny of several flowering herbs in the Apiaceae family.
parsleynoun(uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.

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