SWEET COLTSFOOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet coltsfoot mean? 

• SWEET COLTSFOOT (noun)
  The noun SWEET COLTSFOOT has 2 senses:

1. American sweet-scented herb

2. European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers

  Familiarity information: SWEET COLTSFOOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEET COLTSFOOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

American sweet-scented herb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Petasites sagitattus; sweet coltsfoot

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

genus Petasites; Petasites (genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot)

Sense 2

Meaning:

European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Petasites fragrans; sweet coltsfoot; winter heliotrope

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

genus Petasites; Petasites (genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot)