fuki
See also: fūki
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ふき (fuki).
Noun
fuki (uncountable)
- A flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
- Shoots or other parts of the plant used for food or medicine.
- 2009, International Food Information Service, Dictionary of Food Science and Technology, page 65:
- ["Butterbur"] Refers often to Petasites hybridus (common butterbur), but the leaves of another species, Pentasites japonicus (giant butterbur or fuki), are eaten as a vegetable in Korea and Japan.
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Anagrams
- Kufi, kufi
Japanese
Romanization
fuki
- Rōmaji transcription of ふき