butterbur
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Butterbur.jpg/220px-Butterbur.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From butter + bur: its large leaves were once used to wrap butter.
Noun
[edit]butterbur (plural butterburs)
- Any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, having dense clusters of often purple flowers.
- Synonyms: butterdock, sweet coltsfoot
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]herb
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