genus petasites

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

   SynonymsPetasites

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus petasites

What does genus petasites mean?

genus petasites means "genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot".

What is another word for genus petasites?

Close synonyms include Petasites. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus petasites a common word?

genus petasites is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.