Found 2 items, similar to Petasites vulgaris.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Petasites vulgaris Petasites vulgaris n : small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Petasites vulgaris Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent.] 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. [1913 Webster] The pestilence That walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. [1913 Webster] I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Pestilence weed (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot (Petasites vulgaris ), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] Butterbur \But"ter*bur`\, n. (Bot.) A broad-leaved plant (Petasites vulgaris) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter. [1913 Webster] Coltsfoot \Colts"foot`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine. [1913 Webster] Butterbur coltsfoot (Bot.), a European plant (Petasites vulgaris ). [1913 Webster]