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‖ Tussilago Bot.|tʌsɪˈleɪgəʊ|
Also formerly, in French and anglicized form, 6 tussyllage, 7 tussilage.
[L. (Pliny), f. tussis cough, from its use for curing coughs.]
A genus of composite plants, including the coltsfoot, T. Farfara.
Formerly also including the butterbur (T. Petasites, now Petasites vulgaris).
1510Stanbridge Vocabula (W. de W.) D ij b, Tussilego, tussyllage. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 499 This syrupe is denominated from Tussilage. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Tussilago, the Herb Foal's-foot, or Colts-foot, good for a Cough. 1712in Roses of Kilravoch (Spald. Cl.) 399 Debtor to A. Paterson, chyr-apothecarie..for tussilago-flower, maidenhair,..etc. 1741Compl. Fam.-Piece i. i. 70 Put to it 3 Leaves of good Tussilago. 1786Abercrombie Arr. in Gard. Assist. 68 (Petasites) butterburr, or greater tussilago. |