giant butterbur

noun

Definitions

  1. A flowering plant (Petasites japonicus), native to Asia.

    • ["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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