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PETASITES HYBRIDUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Petasites hybridus mean?
• PETASITES HYBRIDUS (noun)
The noun PETASITES HYBRIDUS has 1 sense:
1. small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
Familiarity information: PETASITES HYBRIDUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bog rhubarb; butterbur; Petasites hybridus; Petasites vulgaris
Hypernyms ("Petasites hybridus" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Petasites hybridus" is a member of...):
genus Petasites; Petasites (genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot)
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