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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 areasplay

  Familiarity information: PETASITES HYBRIDUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PETASITES HYBRIDUS (noun)


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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