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coltsfoot

colts·foot

US/ˈkoʊˌltsfʊt/ uncommon

noun

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2.

perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt''s foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly

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Origin

From Middle English coltisfote, coltys fot, equivalent to colt + -s- + foot.

Phrases

  • sweet coltsfoot
  • yellow coltsfoot

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