giant butterbur

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English

a giant butterbur plant, Petasites japonicus

Noun

giant butterbur (plural giant butterburs)

  1. A flowering plant (Petasites japonicus), native to Asia.
    • 2009, International Food Information Service, Dictionary of Food Science and Technology, page 65:
      ["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.

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