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but·ter·bur
/
ˈbʌt
ərˌbɜr
/
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]
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noun
any of several composite plants of the genus
Petasites,
having large, woolly leaves said to have been used to wrap
butter
.
Origin:
1540–50;
butter
+
bur
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butterbur
(ˈbʌtəˌbɜː)
—
n
a plant of the Eurasian genus
Petasites
with fragrant whitish or purple flowers, woolly stems, and leaves formerly used to wrap butter: family
Asteraceae
(composites)
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