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fuki

/ˈfuːki/

fuki noun: a flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.

Noun

fuki (uncountable)

  1. A flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
  2. Shoots or other parts of the plant used for food or medicine.
    • ["Butterbur"] Refers often to Petasites hybridus (common butterbur), but the leaves of another species, Pentasites japonicus (giant butterbur or fuki), are eaten as a vegetable in Korea and Japan.2009, International Food Information Service, Dictionary of Food Science and Technology, page 65

Origin of fuki

Borrowed from Japanese 蕗 (fuki).

Questions about fuki

What does fuki mean?
Fuki means a flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
What part of speech is fuki?
Fuki is a noun.
How do you pronounce fuki?
Fuki is pronounced /ˈfuːki/.

Words near fuki in the dictionary

  1. Fukagawa
  2. fukalite
  3. Fukang
  4. Fukaya
  5. fuked
  6. fuki
  7. Fukien
  8. Fukienese
  9. Fukiens
  10. fukinane
  11. fukinanes

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