butterbur

but·ter·bur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buht-er-bur]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌbɜr/
- /bˈʌtəbˌɜː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buht-er-bur]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌbɜr/

Definitions of butterbur word

noun butterbur a plant of the Eurasian genus Petasites with fragrant whitish or purple flowers, woolly stems, and leaves formerly used to wrap butter: family Asteraceae (composites) 3
noun butterbur any of several plants (genus Petasites) of the composite family, esp. a European plant (P. hybridus), with large, kidney-shaped leaves 3
noun butterbur any of several composite plants of the genus Petasites, having large, woolly leaves said to have been used to wrap butter. 1
noun butterbur (botany) Any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, have dense clusters of often purple flowers. 0

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Origin of butterbur

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; butter + bur1

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Parts of speech for Butterbur

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butterbur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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