ALPINE COLTSFOOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alpine coltsfoot mean? 

• ALPINE COLTSFOOT (noun)
  The noun ALPINE COLTSFOOT has 1 sense:

1. rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago

  Familiarity information: ALPINE COLTSFOOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALPINE COLTSFOOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

alpine coltsfoot; Homogyne alpina; Tussilago alpina

Hypernyms ("alpine coltsfoot" 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 ("alpine coltsfoot" is a member of...):

genus Homogyne; Homogyne (small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago)