butterbur

2 definitions found

butterbur - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

butterbur - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  butterbur
      n 1: small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink
           rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: butterbur,
           bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris]