Definition of Butterbur. Meaning of Butterbur. Synonyms of Butterbur

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Butterbur. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Butterbur and, of course, Butterbur synonyms and on the right images related to the word Butterbur.

Definition of Butterbur

Butterbur
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.

Meaning of Butterbur from wikipedia

- in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that are commonly referred to as butterburs and coltsfoots. They are perennial plants with thick, creeping underground...
- Petasites ****onicus, also known as butterbur, giant butterbur, great butterbur and sweet-coltsfoot, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae...
- Petasites hybridus, also known as the butterbur, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to Europe and northern...
- up butterbur or sweet coltsfoot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Butterbur is the common name of several plants in the genus Petasites. Butterbur may...
- Aragorn saved him and led the party away, after the innkeeper Barliman Butterbur delivered a letter from Gandalf which he had forgotten to deliver months...
- Petasites albus, the white butterbur, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Europe and the Caucasus. Petasites...
- including the inn's landlord Barliman Butterbur, had surnames taken from plants. Tolkien described the butterbur as "a fat thick plant", evidently chosen...
- Petasites frigidus, the Arctic sweet coltsfoot or Arctic butterbur, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Arctic to...
- The name is traditionally analysed as a tripartite compound of kor ("butterbur plant"), pok ("under, below"), and kur ("person") and interpreted to mean...
- spp., shrub verbenas Papaver rhoeas, common poppy Petasites hybridus, butterbur Phlox drummondii, annual phlox Potentilla sterilis, strawberryleaf cinquefoil...