fuki

F4U1K5I1
/ˈfuːki/

noun

A flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.

OriginJapanese 蕗 →
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Meanings

nounfuki (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA flowering plant, Petasites japonicus, native to Asia; giant butterbur.
  2. uncountableShoots or other parts of the plant used for food or medicine.

    ["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.

    2009, International Food Information Service, Dictionary of Food Science and Technology, page 65

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
giant butterbursweet coltsfoot

Origin

  1. Japanese蕗
  2. Englishfuki

Borrowed from Japanese 蕗 (fuki).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kifukufi
Cite this entry
APA

fuki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuki

MLA

“fuki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuki.

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