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    BUTTERBUR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areasplay

    Synonyms:

    bog rhubarb; butterbur; Petasites hybridus; Petasites vulgaris

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("butterbur" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("butterbur" is a member of...):

    genus Petasites; Petasites (genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot)

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