coltsfoot

[ kohlts-foo t ]
/ ˈkoʊltsˌfʊt /

noun, plural colts·foots.

a composite plant, Tussilago farfara, having yellow, daisylike flowers, native to the Old World but widespread as a weed, formerly used as a cough remedy.

Origin of coltsfoot

1545–55; colt + ’s1 + foot, so called from the shape of the leaves

Words nearby coltsfoot

coltan, colter, coltish, colton, coltrane, coltsfoot, colubrid, colubrine, colugo, colum, columba

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British Dictionary definitions for coltsfoot

coltsfoot
/ (ˈkəʊltsˌfʊt) /

noun plural -foots

a European plant, Tussilago farfara, with yellow daisy-like flowers and heart-shaped leaves: a common weed: family Asteraceae (composites)