fuki
noun/ˈfuːki/
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 蕗 (fuki).
- borrowed from 蕗
Definitions
A flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia
A flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
Shoots or other parts of the plant used for food or medicine.
- ["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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fuki. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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