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coltsfoot

/kohlts-foot/US // ˈkoʊltsˌfʊt //UK // (ˈkəʊltsˌfʊt) //

坳脚,坳脚族,坳脚村,坳背山

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural colts·foots.

    • : a composite plant, Tussilago farfara, having yellow, daisylike flowers, native to the Old World but widespread as a weed, formerly used as a cough remedy.

Examples

  • The arbutus and the dicentra appeared on the 10th, and the coltsfoot—which, however, is an importation—about the same time.

  • One of the most interesting of the early spring flowers is the Coltsfoot.

  • Exactly the same may be observed with the Dandelion, which is, indeed, still more sensitive than the Coltsfoot.

  • Badhamia not only flourishes on dead wood, but one species is found on the fading leaves of coltsfoot which are still green.

  • Next season Coltsfoot, willow-herb, Oxyria, and two grasses had planted themselves.