Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of composite plants, of the tribe Senecionideæ, type of the subtribe Tussilagineæ.

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  • noun genus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites

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Examples

  • I decanted the fellis and tussilago into padded demijohns and added to these surreptitious stores a pack containing clothing necessities for myself.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

  • The tussilago really did numb the lining of the throat.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

  • There I distilled fellis in the largest kettle and brewed an equally large batch of the tussilago syrup.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

  • "Yes, I do have," I said, hefting my saddlebags packed with the bottles of tussilago.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

  • The tussilago really did numb the lining of the throat.

    Nerilka's Story McCaffrey, Anne 1986

  • There I distilled fellis in the largest kettle and brewed an equally large batch of the tussilago syrup.

    Nerilka's Story McCaffrey, Anne 1986

  • I decanted the fellis and tussilago into padded demijohns and added to these surreptitious stores a pack containing clothing necessities for myself.

    Nerilka's Story McCaffrey, Anne 1986

  • "Yes, I do have," I said, hefting my saddlebags packed with the bottles of tussilago.

    Nerilka's Story McCaffrey, Anne 1986

  • "Then prepare a cough syrup, tussilago by preference.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

  • "I mixed fresh tussilago last night, Master Capiam.

    Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

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