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Definition of Petasites fragrans
1. Noun. European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Petasites, Petasites
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petasites Fragrans
Literary usage of Petasites fragrans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Smoking the dried leaves relieves coughs" (Cooper). Tus. far. has also a popular
reputation in gonorrhoea. Tussilago Fragrans. Petasites fragrans. ..."
2. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"Petasites fragrans, the Winter Heliotrope, is sometimes grown in the wilder parts
of gardens. Its habit is very like that of the Common Coltsfoot, ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William F L S Robinson (1900)
"Another species, P. vulgaris (Common Butterbur), The Winter Heliotrope (Petasites
fragrans). ! is a native plant, 2 to 2i ft. high, closely allied to the ..."
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