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butterbur

butterbur noun: any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, having dense clusters of often purple flowers.

butterbur: any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, having dense clusters of often purple flowers
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Noun

butterbur (plural butterburs)

  1. Any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, having dense clusters of often purple flowers.

butterbur meaning in Arabic

butterbur in Arabic

herb
أَرَام ʔarām

Synonyms of butterbur

Forms of butterbur

pluralbutterburs

Origin of butterbur

From butter + bur: its large leaves were once used to wrap butter.

Words formed from butterbur

Questions about butterbur

What does butterbur mean?
Butterbur means any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, having dense clusters of often purple flowers.
What is butterbur in Arabic?
Butterbur in Arabic is أَرَام (ʔarām). See Butterbur meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is butterbur?
Butterbur is a noun.
What is the plural of butterbur?
The plural of butterbur is butterburs.

Words near butterbur in the dictionary

  1. butterbread
  2. butterbrot
  3. butterbrots
  4. butterbump
  5. butterbumps
  6. butterbur
  7. butterburger
  8. butterburgers
  9. butterburs
  10. butterbush
  11. butterbushes

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