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giant butterbur

giant butterbur noun: any member of species Petasites japonicus flowering plants, native to Asia.

giant butterbur: any member of species Petasites japonicus flowering plants, native to Asia
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Noun

giant butterbur (plural giant butterburs)

  1. Any member of species Petasites japonicus flowering plants, native to Asia.
    • ["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

Synonyms of giant butterbur

Forms of giant butterbur

pluralgiant butterburs

Questions about giant butterbur

What does giant butterbur mean?
Giant butterbur means any member of species Petasites japonicus flowering plants, native to Asia.
What part of speech is giant butterbur?
Giant butterbur is a noun.
What is the plural of giant butterbur?
The plural of giant butterbur is giant butterburs.

Words near giant butterbur in the dictionary

  1. giant barnacles
  2. giant beaver
  3. giant beavers
  4. giant burrowing cockroach
  5. giant burrowing cockroaches
  6. giant butterbur
  7. giant butterburs
  8. giant cane
  9. giant canes
  10. giant cheetah
  11. giant cheetahs

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