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coltsfoot
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈkəʊlts.fʊt/ us /ˈkoʊlts.fʊt/
a wild plant with bright yellow flowers, used as a herb in traditional medicine, especially for treating coughs:
Perennial weeds such as coltsfoot are difficult to control.
Coltsfoot was introduced from Europe as a medicinal plant.
He used to take the kids to gather coltsfoot in the fields.
There were knots of yellow coltsfoot at the path edge, while the trees overhead were loud with birdsong.
In spring, the riverbank erupted first with coltsfoot, then came cow parsley and red campion and bright yellow buttercups.
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