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Webster 1913 Edition


Butterbur

But′ter-burˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A broad-leaved plant (
Petasites vulgaris
) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.

Definition 2024


butterbur

butterbur

English

A butterbur (Petasites hybridus)

Noun

butterbur (plural butterburs)

  1. Any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, have dense clusters of often purple flowers

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