a plant (Tussilago farfara) of the composite family, with heads of small, yellow flowers and large leaves whose shape suggests a colt's footprint
See coltsfoot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kōltsˈfo͝otˌ)
nounpl.colts·foots
A low perennial Eurasian herb (Tussilago farfara) in the composite family, naturalized in parts of North America and having dandelionlike flower heads and large, hoof-shaped basal leaves.
The dried leaves or flower heads of this plant, long used in herbal medicine to treat coughs.