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单词 petasites
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Definition of petasites in English:

petasites

(also petasite)
noun ˌpɛtəˈsʌɪtiːz
Botany
  • Originally: the plant butterbur, Petasites hybridus. Later also: (in form Petasites) a genus of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), comprising perennial herbs, usually with large leaves and small white, yellow, or pink flowers, native to north temperate zones; (also petasites) any member of this genus, especially butterbur or winter heliotrope, P. fragrans.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From post-classical Latin petasites from Hellenistic Greek πετασίτης, variant of πετασῖτις from πέτασος + -ῖτις, so called on account of the shape of the leaves.

 
 

Definition of petasites in US English:

petasites

(also petasite)
nounˌpɛtəˈsʌɪtiːz
Botany
  • Originally: the plant butterbur, Petasites hybridus. Later also: (in form Petasites) a genus of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), comprising perennial herbs, usually with large leaves and small white, yellow, or pink flowers, native to north temperate zones; (also petasites) any member of this genus, especially butterbur or winter heliotrope, P. fragrans.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From post-classical Latin petasites from Hellenistic Greek πετασίτης, variant of πετασῖτις from πέτασος + -ῖτις, so called on account of the shape of the leaves.

 
 
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