Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giant butterbur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: gi-ant but-ter-bur
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of species Petasites japonicus flowering plants, native to Asia.

Example Sentences

"["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."

Inflected Forms

giant butterburs (plural)

Synonyms

butterbur fuki sweet coltsfoot

Questions

What does giant butterbur mean?: Any member of species Petasites japonicus flowering plants, native to Asia.

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