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giant butterburs

giant butterburs is the plural of giant butterbur.

Meaning of giant butterbur

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

Questions about giant butterburs

What is giant butterburs the plural of?
Giant butterburs is the plural of giant butterbur.

Words near giant butterburs in the dictionary

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

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