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Butterbur

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Butterbur
Butterbur But"ter*bur`, n. (Bot.) A broad-leaved plant ({Petasites vulgaris}) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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